-Caveat Lector- In a message dated 4/6/99 3:58:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, April 6) -- President Bill Clinton urged Congress Tuesday morning to expand the list of hate crimes covered under federal law to include cases involving sexual orientation. "The Hate Crimes Prevention Act would be important substantively and symbolically to send a message to ourselves and to the world that we are going into the 21st century determined to preach and to practice what is right," Clinton said during a Roosevelt Room ceremony. >> Well, here is the deal, and a lot of you may not like this but I support your right to hate. That's right I think it is covered under the constitutional right to personal privacy and security in your person and property. You have the right to hate me, because I'm ugly, slow, of a different race, rich, poor, stupid, moronic, a genius, fat, lazy, homosexual, heterosexual, indifferent, passionate, arty, chintzy, cheap, generous, liberal, conservative, skinny, too loud, too quiet, aloof, arrogant, and any other reason. Additionally you have the right to think these things of me any time you wish and with my complete support. The problem with all of this, to me, is that it imposes upon you to change your mindset and your belief system. It would be the same as the government telling you you had to be a certain religion or that you had to act a certain way, even if it is contrary to your belief system. That is mind control and it should not be anything that we are forced to deal with. We have enough artificial control in our lives now we don't need more. I think you have a right to be bigoted, hateful, and racist. You have a right to be secure in your thoughts. While I do support your right to hate, I also support people rights. Which is to say while you can hate, if you ACT on that hate then I have a problem with it. We are guilty when we COMMIT acts against people not when we think them, otherwise we would all be guilty of murder at one time or another because we have all thought about killing that really annoying person at least once. You have a right to be secure in your person from physical harm, violence, rape, theft, and discrimination. So hate all you want, more power to you, but just don't act on it or face all the power of the state to punish you for your actions. Should you suffer more because the crime was committed because of hate or bias? NO. The end result is the same, an injury has been done, the motive is not important the crime is. Teo1000 DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
