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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Thu Mar 14, 2019, 12:32 PM Mar 2019

Utah approves hate crimes bill after GOP adds Trump supporters as a protected class

By Bil Browning · Wednesday, March 13, 2019

The Utah state legislature has advanced a hate crime bill after Republicans added rightwing conservatives as a protected class under the law. Trump supporters are not historically a victim of hate crimes.

Republicans added “political expression” as a protected class equal to racial minorities, LGBTQ people, and veterans. Republican Governor Gary Herbert praised the addition, saying it added “critical protections” for marginalized communities.

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State Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, the same anti-LGBTQ state legislator that tanked a proposed law to ban “ex-gay” conversion therapy in the state earlier this month, was behind the underhanded shenanigans to the hate crimes law. Lisonbee said after she gutted the conversion therapy bill, she was sent angry emails and that’s why she was adamant conservatives needed to be protected.

“I have had hateful things said about me,” she said. “I have experienced death threats over the last few days. I have had people tell me, ‘How dare you play the victim card.’ And I ask you, is not having somebody threaten you making you a victim?”

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Utah approves hate crimes bill after GOP adds Trump supporters as a protected class (Original Post) DonViejo Mar 2019 OP

Suggested title: The Snowflake Protection Act gratuitous Mar 2019 #1

This will be ruled unconstitutional and also, how do you enforce such a law? Liberals by same ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #2

That's my logic too lunatica Mar 2019 #6

Some things are just common sense. ooky Mar 2019 #10

The addition of "political expression" is ridiculous. Caliman73 Mar 2019 #3

Legislation can't protect people from making bad choices. procon Mar 2019 #4

Damn. Solly Mack Mar 2019 #5

So, what they are saying is that the Obama supporters should have made the same law Doreen Mar 2019 #7

Usually they're the perpetrators of hate crimes. Vinca Mar 2019 #8

This means that a Nazi is now a protected class in Utah. Opel_Justwax Mar 2019 #9

Wait a minute! maxrandb Mar 2019 #11

Had the same thought happybird Mar 2019 #12

Only in the minds of idiots does losing an election equate to being a minority. Volaris Mar 2019 #13

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

1. Suggested title: The Snowflake Protection Act

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 12:36 PM

Mar 2019

Right wing conservatives should be legally designated as Snowflakes.

SWBTATTReg

(22,137 posts)

2. This will be ruled unconstitutional and also, how do you enforce such a law? Liberals by same ...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 12:38 PM

Mar 2019

logic should be added too, then, as a protected class.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

6. That's my logic too

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:07 PM

Mar 2019

ooky

(8,924 posts)

10. Some things are just common sense.

Reply to SWBTATTReg (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:26 PM

Mar 2019

This is a display of how absurd and ridiculous the RW partisanship has become.

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)

3. The addition of "political expression" is ridiculous.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 12:42 PM

Mar 2019

It will make other protections irrelevant. If a conservative attacks a Jewish person or Black person, or LGBT person then their defense would be that they are also a protected person and were merely expressing their protected political views. This was done cynically to gut protections for historically oppressed people.

procon

(15,805 posts)

4. Legislation can't protect people from making bad choices.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 01:00 PM

Mar 2019

Being stupid enough to align themselves with Trump is not the same thing as being gay or black. The state cannot take away the 1st Amendment rights of the entire state to promote one political party.

Republicans are free to support their party, no matter that siding with ignorance, hate, fear and violence makes them pariahs in the common community. Making that choice, however, that does not earn them any special preferences in the political arena. They have to pull up their panties and stand on the merits of their decisions just like the big girls do.
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