From CWALAC.org
The Real Winner of the "First 100 Hours"
By Eva Arlia
May 2007
What was accomplished in the “first 100 hours” of the 110th Congress? From the high-handed words of “congressional revolution” and “overhaul of corruption,” you would think that national struggles have ceased to exist. Instead, while political hype roars at the forefront, liberals in Congress such as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) have left the back door open for special interests and the homosexual agenda to slip in. Now that they’ve gotten their foot in the door, homosexual activists have taken every opportunity to launch an assault on traditional values and our God-given rights of freedom of speech and religion.
It is not new for liberal Members of Congress to actively promote the homosexual agenda, but a key difference in the last four months is that a shift in the balance of power has given liberals the political power to pass their legislation. Three especially destructive bills have been introduced since January, and without a groundswell of support for righteousness and Biblical principles, the homosexual agenda will continue to creep forward and erode our constitutional freedoms.
H.R. 1592: The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007. This bill would create a new class of protection for homosexuals and cross-dressers in the Federal Code under the guise of “sexual orientation” or “gender identity” respectively. Crimes that are deemed to be “motivated by prejudice based on the actual or perceived … sexual orientation, gender identity … of the victim” would be given greater priority — and their investigations given more resources — than the exact same crime committed against a child.
Mary Stachowicz of Chicago, Illinois, a wife and mother of four, was brutally murdered by a homosexual man on November 13, 2002. Stachowicz was a devout Catholic woman who witnessed regularly to Nicholas Gutierrez, who lived in an apartment above the Sikorski Funeral Home where she worked. He brutally beat and killed Stachowicz in a fit of rage after she lectured him on his lifestyle, stuffing her body into a crawl space under the floor of his apartment until his confession two days later.
Under H.R. 1592, if a homosexual suffered the same fate as Stachowicz, the murderer would be prosecuted under harsher terms and perhaps even more swiftly than any other criminals. The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution already affords equal protection to every citizen under the law. This unnecessary and politically-motivated bill only serves to create second-class citizens.
UPDATE: H.R. 1592 passed the House on May 3 by a vote of 237-180. Due to the concern of thousands of citizens across the country on this destructive legislation, the White House issued a Statement of Administrative Policy (SAP) on "hate crimes" on the same day, stating that H.R. 1592 is "unnecessary and constitutionally questionable." It is thus recommended that the President veto the bill should it reach his desk.
ACTION: There is still more to do! This legislation is now on its way to the Senate as S. 1105. Urge your Senator to vote "NO" on "hate crimes" legislation! If this bill is stopped in the Senate, the issue of a presidential veto will become moot.
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Call President Bush and thank him for his public stance on "hate crimes" and also ask him to veto any "Hate Crime" legislation sent to him by Congress.
White House Comments Line: 202-456-1111