House Proceeding 04-29-09 on Apr 29th, 2009 :: 1:50:25 to 1:55:40
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John Jr.Conyers: those places where there was a horrible heinous crime. this will make the difference. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? mr. conyers: i rise in opposition to this motion, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes.

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Speech By: John Jr.Conyers

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John Jr.Conyers: mr. conyers: i thank you. i suppose this is parliamentary part of the legislative process that a motion to recommit has to be entertained. but before i begin my discussion

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John Jr.Conyers: about the insist on complimenting the members of the house of representatives who ve un particular acts of violence against t

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John Jr.Conyers: intoleble and should be dealt with as effectively as possible. the question is, what is the most effective way. now,

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John Jr.Conyers: since 1968 during the civil rights era where there was an inability to seek prosecution of violators of civil rights laws at thetate level, a southern president, lyndon johnson, began

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John Jr.Conyers: realizing that there had to be a federal method of dealing with certain crimes that were not only violent to the victims, but served to send a message of intimidation to others in that

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John Jr.Conyers: same class or group. and those groups, we've listed. these groups are being denied the most fundamental protection

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John Jr.Conyers: of liberty. they're targeted for the most extreme violence by extremists who decided in their own warped view of how we should exist among each other in our society

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John Jr.Conyers: as people who don't deserve to have life. the groups that are on this protected list and have identified where hate crime laws

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John Jr.Conyers: kick in are being protected in the same way that they have going all the way back these many years since 1968. the targets are not the

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John Jr.Conyers: particular individuals who are attacked, but by extension, everyone in the group. the unmistakeable threat to all is that not only are you not welcome, but you're despised and you're not safe and we are

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John Jr.Conyers: coming after you. and so this motion seeks simply to ignore let -- ne let me talk about the three

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John Jr.Conyers: areas. the armed services, for example. while people who are disturbed at governmental policies and may direct anger at military members of the armed services, are not

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John Jr.Conyers: victims of class-based hatred. to the contrary. they are honored to their service to our nation and national holidays in their honor, memorial and other economic b all of which are deserved, but they're not in the same situation as the groups we're seeking to protect in this bill.

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John Jr.Conyers: . besides specific protections for the armed services already exist this it the -- in the federal law. makes killing someone in the