tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post3034425677141616537..comments2024-02-23T03:29:54.261-05:00Comments on The Unreligious Right: Hate Crimes LegislationUNRRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-46548322357795723032009-10-28T22:44:31.020-04:002009-10-28T22:44:31.020-04:00The Supreme Court unanimously (9-0) upheld the con...The Supreme Court unanimously (9-0) upheld the constitutionality of "hate crimes" legislation in 1993 - 16 years ago. Conservative Justice Rehnquist wrote the opinion.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_v._MitchellDCManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058751482613812550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-71266003883906923742009-10-21T16:24:55.285-04:002009-10-21T16:24:55.285-04:00We can't let a little thing like the constitut...We can't let a little thing like the constitution get in the way of the political need to "do something."UNRRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093711439992855042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1138570918413841323.post-39508336186485802152009-10-21T15:35:26.687-04:002009-10-21T15:35:26.687-04:00Hate crime laws are also unconstitutional under th...Hate crime laws are also unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause. That really ought to be enough to keep them off the books. No further argument necessary.<br /><br />Yeah, who am I kidding?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14098379526496899441noreply@blogger.com