Posted on Apr 23, 2021
Josh Hawley is lone senator to oppose bipartisan anti-Asian hate crimes bill
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The US Senate has overwhelmingly passed an anti-hate crimes bill on Tuesday that was created to address the surge of attacks against Asian Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The vote was 94-1 in favour of the bill, with Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri the lone senator to oppose the measure. It will now get voted on in the House of Representatives before reaching President Joe Biden’s desk.
In a statement sent to The Independent, Mr Hawley said: “It’s too broad. As a former prosecutor, my view is it’s dangerous to simply give the federal government open-ended authority to define a whole new class of federal hate crime incidents.”
The vote was 94-1 in favour of the bill, with Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri the lone senator to oppose the measure. It will now get voted on in the House of Representatives before reaching President Joe Biden’s desk.
In a statement sent to The Independent, Mr Hawley said: “It’s too broad. As a former prosecutor, my view is it’s dangerous to simply give the federal government open-ended authority to define a whole new class of federal hate crime incidents.”
Josh Hawley is lone senator to oppose bipartisan anti-Asian hate crimes bill
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He is a conservative white nationalist so it's not surprising.
https://baptistnews.com/article/what-does-pelagius-have-to-do-with-josh-hawley-and-white-nationalism/#.YIKB5D8pBPY
https://baptistnews.com/article/what-does-pelagius-have-to-do-with-josh-hawley-and-white-nationalism/#.YIKB5D8pBPY
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
1SG (Join to see) An American Fascist thru and thru. A well educated Fascist but still a Fascist.
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There's a long history of bi-partisan bills which later turned out to be not-such-good ideas, so I tend to pay attention when a senator is willing to be a lone contrarian. Doubly so when its a former prosecutor saying that something offers too much leeway to prosecute.
Just my two cents' worth.
Just my two cents' worth.
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