- Last November, I sounded the alarm that with Democrats
in control of Congress, the Anti-Defamation League could reintroduce its
federal "anti-hate" bill any time after January 3 (See, http://truthtellers.org/alerts/democratscontrolpasshatebill.html
- Democrats' Control Means Hate Bill Will Pass). They did,
January 5.
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- Since November, I have been interviewed on 65 radio
and TV national talk shows, warning that Democrat control means almost
certain passage of the hate bill-unless America erupts in protest. During
the past 3 months, thanks largely to the faithfulness of Jeff Rense to
post my warnings to his huge audience, Congress (especially the Judiciary
Committee members) has been besieged with calls. Legislative aides have
also been peppered with my flyer, "Anti-Hate Laws Will Make You a
Criminal."
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- Liberal Jews Worried
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- This mounting threat to survival of the hate bill in
House Judiciary has not gone unnoticed by liberal Jewish activists. The
powerful Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), in a recent action alert,
calls its myriad members and member agencies to help pass the federal hate
bill. JCPA says this legislation will give the federal government control
over hate crimes prosecution in the states; it will also establish "bias
motivation" as a pretext for federal jurisdiction. JCPA thinks these
are good things! The organization decries present limits on federal power
to sweep in and intervene when a homosexual or transvestite alleges a bias-motivated
incident.
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- JCPA is just one of the Jewish organizations backing
the ADL's push for a hate crimes bureaucracy in the US. In 2004, JCPA adopted
a resolution calling for federal hate crimes legislation. This year the
Jewish Security and Bill of Rights Task Force also "identified this
bill as a top priority," according to JCPA. JCPA urges Jews to schedule
meetings with their members of Congress, and urge lawmakers to co-sponsor
the hate bill and promote it when they return from the present recess.
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- The Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) also confirmed Jewish
leadership in "anti-hate" legislation in a recent article titled,
"Jewish Groups Back Bias Bill."
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- "US Jewish groups are backing a proposed bill that
would expand prosecution of hate crimes," reports JTA. "The Anti-Defamation
League is leading the lobbying for the bill and the National Council of
Jewish Women and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs are considering
making it one of two bills their activists bring to their "lobbying
days" during national conference this winter."
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- Religious Right Aroused
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- Fortunately, the religious right is also, at last, mobilizing
in response to the hate bill. As late as a week or two ago, a number of
the largest conservative organizations did not even know there was a hate
bill in the new Congress. Such ignorance has vanished. Largely as a result
of my recent article (published by Rense and extensively quoted in a Feb.
15th article by World Net Daily) and behind-the-scenes influence on these
organizations by NPN supporters, the slumbering giant is at last arousing
itself for battle.
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- Several of the very largest political action groups,
Focus on the Family and American Family Association, have assured us that
defeat of the hate bill is now a top priority for them. Today, Focus on
the Family said Dr. Dobson will boldly, immediately, oppose the hate bill,
calling his millions of followers to action. Focus on the Family is now
urging protest to the 40 members of the House Judiciary Committee. AFA's
national alert against the hate bill was emailed yesterday to 3 million
subscribers.
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- Meanwhile, smaller new right organizations like Exodus
International, Liberty Council, American's for Truth and the Constitution
Party are springing up with calls for action against the David Ray Hate
Crimes Prevention Act, HR 254.
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- Moment of Crisis
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- Who will prevail in this raging battle? Will the USA
remain the last great nation with freedom of speech, or will we be muzzled
by the ADL speech bans now shackling Canada and Europe?
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- The outcome depends on you.
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- If "we the people" speak loudly enough-earth
shakingly enough-especially calling all members of the House Judiciary,
we can save freedom during this session of Congress. This means two more
years of free speech for you and your children.
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- That's a pretty big payoff for an hour of calling Congress
tomorrow.
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- HR 254 is presently assigned to the House Judiciary Committee,
but as a streamlined version of a bill that previously passed in the House,
it could race forward to passage very quickly. Call all 40 members, available
at www.truthtellers.org and protest.
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- Also call your House member and two state senators at
1-877-851-6437. Send them and their influential legislative aides Rev.
Ted Pike's flyer, "Anti-Hate Laws Will Make You a Criminal."
All this information is available at www.truthtellers.org.
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- TALK SHOW HOSTS: Interview Rev. Pike! Call 503-631-3808.
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