Quote of the Day

"After more than a decade of opposition and delay, we've passed inclusive hate crimes legislation to help protect our citizens from violence based on what they look like, who they love, how they pray, or who they are."President Barack Obama, who earlier today signed the defense budget bill that includes the new hate crimes law, known as the Matthew Shepard Act.


[P.S. I know you have a problem getting this through your head, Mr. President, but some of us don't pray at all. And religion was already a protected class, so that was really unnecessary. Just sayin'.]

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