A letter to Mike Simpson

This morning I took a few minutes to scold my congressman Mike Simpson. I wish it was socially acceptable to say something like “I hope one of your gay sons or nephews gets beat up in school, and maybe loses an eye.” or “I work in the same city you grew up in, if you visit, I hope the majority beat s you to a bloody pulp, and they aren’t held liable nor are they able to help you because of your vote” At any rate I was blunt, and politically correct for a Tuesday morning without coffee…

Dear Mr. Simpson:

As your constituent, I am disappointed by your vote in opposition to the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act. You turned your back on Americans attacked simply because of who they are. You turned your back on 230 law enforcement, civil rights, civic and religious organizations that endorsed this bill, including the National Sheriffs Association, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 26 state attorneys general and the National District Attorneys Association. Over 73% of Americans support legislation like this, yet you opposed it – why?

Each year, thousands of Americans are violently attacked just because they are black, female, Christian or gay. According to the FBI, 25 Americans each day are victims of hate crimes – that means approximately one hate crime is committed every hour. One in six hate crimes are motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation.

I hope that in the future, you’ll do the right thing and vote against hate and against discrimination in all its forms.

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  By -mike-, May 12, 2007 @ 10:55 pm

  Good for you! Now, we both know that nothing will come of it, but at least you exercised your right to free speech… or something.

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