Hate Bill Seeks Police State

By Rev. Ted Pike

For the past five years, by printed word and on the airwaves, I have correctly portrayed the Anti-Defamation League's federal "anti-hate" bill as a many-horned and -headed monster, which, if passed, will end free speech in America. Yet, when people actually read the bill, now called the "Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2005," HR 259, they are confused. This pending legislation seems to merely request federal authorization to assist the states in prosecution of violent hate crimes.

Here is what HR 259 says and wants:
Broadly speaking, it wants to set up a federal "thought police" bureaucracy identical to Canada's. Such will provide unlimited powers to enforce the working ADL/federal definition that "hate" equals bias against federally protected groups, especially homosexuals. This makes the Bible into "hate speech;" Christians into "haters."

In order to do this, the government must break down the traditional legal barriers posed by states rights in law enforcement. The federal government cannot invade states rights, except if it finds in the states:

Voter fraud

Jury tampering

Slavery

Crimes involving interstate commerce (in which jurisdiction is ambiguous).

How does HR 259 intend to end states rights in law enforcement?

In Sec.2[8], HR 259 makes the preposterous assertion that, since bias was a distinctive feature of slavery 150 years ago, then bias motivating a violent crime within the states today is proof that slavery still exists at the local level. Such bias is a "relic," a "badge" of slavery, the bill asserts, that must be eradicated by giving the federal government a green light to again put down "slavery" in the states.

Similarly, Sec.2(4-7) contends that if such bias in any way affects the local economy and thus also, interstate commerce; or, if the victim of a violent hate crime crosses a state line using commercial transportation, etc., then the federal government has the right to invade state law enforcement.

I have labored long to break through media silence and expose the threat and folly of this bill.

In 2001, my video "Hate Laws: Making Criminals of Christians" was very widely distributed throughout America. In addition, my hard-hitting brochure against the federal hate bill was sent to virtually every member of Congress, plus about nine members of each of their legislative staffs. It was also sent to every state senator and representative in America, plus governors, attorney generals, etc.

As a result, members of Congress were not only awakened to this issue, but were amazed at the high level of unusually educated letters they received protesting federal hate legislation. Consequently, in the spring of 2002, when the federal hate bill (then called the "Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act") came before the Senate, a number of emboldened Republicans demanded that it be discussed openly.

Immediately, Senate Minority Leader Daschle shelved the bill. Why? He was terrified lest its ludicrous contents, and its incredible audacity in attempting to unite local and federal law enforcement into one monolithic "police state," become known to the public.

Daschle knew that most members of Congress had never read the bill. He wanted them to stay uninformed.

Yet, thanks to the very widespread publicity resulting from the ADL's aborted attempt to imprison 11 Christians in Philadelphia last fall, it has become possible to openly discuss what could not be discussed even in Congress.

Thank you, ADL, for the tremendous advantage you gave to lovers of free speech last fall. May you continue to provide us with such priceless advantages!

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Rev. Ted Pike is an authority on hate crimes laws. He has described their threat to free speech on nearly a hundred talk shows in the past six months, including Point of View, Derry Brownfield, Alex Jones and Joyce Riley.

For an interview with Ted Pike call 503-631-3808. Ted Pike's gripping 82-min video documentary, "Hate Laws: Making Criminals of Christians" is free to talk show hosts.

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