April 29, 2009

The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act Vote

The US House today approved an extension of the Hate Crimes Act that will include gay and lesbian Americans. The vote was 249-175, largely along party lines, but with 17 Democrats and 18 Republicans going against the majority of their party. Republicans voting for it included possible Senate candidates Mark Kirk and Mike Castle, Mary Bono Mack, two Louisianans (Cao and Cassidy), three Pennsylvanians (Gerlach, Dent and Platts), and the three Cuban-Americans from South Florida. Democrats voting against it included Alabama gubenatorial candidate Artur Davis, Louisiana's Charlie Melancon (and a lot of other Southerners), Indiana's Ellsworth and Donnelly, Pennsylvania's Chris Carney (a political science professor), and the often anti-gay Collin Peterson of Minnesota. West Virginia's members voted with the majority of their parties, so Ms. Capito was a No vote.

Posted by armand at April 29, 2009 10:44 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics


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