Holder flubs reasons 'hate crimes' needed
- Bob Unruh - World Net Daily
- Jul 6, 2009
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, lobbying for a new "hate crimes" law during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, fumbled a number of explanations and failed to cite cases that in the last five years have been "improperly prosecuted," a video reveals.
The recent hearing, featuring Holder as the principal witness, was more than two hours long and is posted online by the committee.
On the VDARE blog, Patrick Cleburne wrote about what he called "Holder's chilling blunders."
"Holder attempted to justify passage of the Matthew Shephard Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Instead, he worked against it. Holder emphatically said most Americans are not given equal protection with homosexuals (and homosexual pedophiles) by the hate bill. Holder also presented no evidence that states are failing to prosecute hate crimes and need big government to get involved!
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