If the Senate returns from its August recess and votes in favor of expanding federal hate-crimes legislation, the White House said President Bush will be ready with his veto pen.
The hate-crimes amendment, which is attached to a Defense spending bill, creates a new category of crime for actions said to be motivated by prejudice based on "sexual orientation" and "gender identity." In May, the House passed its hate-crimes bill, 237-180.
"The qualifications (in the bill) are so broad that virtually any crime involving a homosexual individual has potential to have hate-crimes elements," White House spokesman Tony Fratto told The Washington Times. "The proposals they're talking about are not sufficiently narrow." (Citizen Link; 8/7/07)
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