There is a bill on the fast track in the U.S. Senate (S. 909) that would not only criminalize free speech but provide elevated protection to pedophiles.
The bill is euphemistically called “The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act.”
It should rightfully be called “The Pedophile Protection Act.”
It was exposed as such when an amendment to exclude pedophiles from special legal protections, offered by Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, was rejected by the Democrats in the House Judiciary Committee.
Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Florida, admitted from the House Floor that this bill put 547 forms of sexual deviancies listed by the American Psychiatric Association, which he referred to as “all of these ‘philias’ and fetishes and ‘isms'” on the same level of elevated protection as “race … religion … gender … or disability.”
Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, a former appellate judge on the House committee, clarified further: “…We just rejected an amendment to including pedophilia from being a part of this protected class. Do you realize what that means?
“If a mother hears that their child has been raped and she slaps the assailant with her purse, she is now gone after as a hate criminal because this is a protected class. There are other protected classes in here. I mean simple exhibitionism. I have female friends who have told me over the years that some guy flashed them, and their immediate reaction was to hit them with their purse. Well now, he’s committed a misdemeanor, [and] she has committed a federal hate crime because the exhibitionism is protected under sexual orientation.”
If there was ever a time for the Senate to stand and fight with a filibuster, that time is now. Especially since the Democrat majority does not yet have the contested seat filled with Al Franken, which would provide the votes to block a filibuster. Janet Porter of Faith2Action is calling for members of the Senate, Republicans and Democrats alike, to stop S. 909.
This bill in on the fast track to approval. But you can stop it.
This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of, especially when there are all these males out there raping and molesting our children. If this happened to one of your children,what would you want the government to do? Protect the idiot or proscute the idiot?
Pat Clark – When I first read this article, I thought I had misread something. But, no, I hadn’t.
Just goes to show you how warped the congress is under the leadership of Obama.
Thanks for the comment.
Well, I’m certainly for free speech.
But, attacking a pedophile is not free speech. Is a crime. physically attacking anyone because he has a paraphilia (yes, paedophilia is a paraphilia, like it or not) is a crime. I mean, you can say whatever the hell you want against paedophiles. But when you attack one, that’s another thing. Paedophilia is a paraphilia, why should it be excluded? You know what a paraphilia is? Is not something you can choose, it’s not something you decide, IT IS on the same level as race or nationality. Of course, one can decide to have sex with a child, but we are talking about PEDOPHILES, not about CHILD MOLESTERS (know the diference?)
Then again, I’m pro free speech. But attacking a human being on the street is not free speech. It is violence. The law doesn’t criminalize free speech (as long as I know) it criminalize VIOLENCE. How can attacking another person on the street be free speech?
porlaverdad3
Yes I know what paraphilia is – it includes fetishism, transvestism, voyerism, exhibitionsim, sadomasachism, masochism, pedophilia, bestiality, obscene telephone calls, apotemnophilia, coprophilia, urophilia, klismaphilia, frotteurism and necrophilia.
Your statement “it is the same as race or nationality” flies in the face of the absurdity. Race and nationality are neither harmful nor a disease.
Regarding the difference between pedophiles and child molesters – which were not mention in this article – draws a fine line –
“Child molestation is a crime involving a range of indecent or sexual activities between an adult and a child, usually under the age of 14. In psychiatric terms, these acts are sometimes known as pedophilia. It is important, however, to keep in mind that child molestation and child Sexual Abuse refer to specific, legally defined actions. They do not necessarily imply that the perpetrator bears a particular psychological makeup or motive. For example, not all incidents of child molestation are perpetrated by pedophiles; sometimes the perpetrator has other motives for his or her actions and does not manifest an ongoing pattern of sexual attraction to children. Thus, not all child molestation is perpetrated by pedophiles, and not all pedophiles actually commit child molestation.”
In closing – I wonder how you would react if some deviant person, be it child molester or pedophile attacked one of your children – moot point.
Pedophilia is not a disease either and not necesarily harmful. Is a paraphilia. A paraphilia is, acording to books, a “perversion”, not a disease. Acording to others, is a sexual orientation. IT IS in the same level as race of nationality because YOU DO NOT CHOOSE IT. You can’t choose to have a paraphilia. Is not something you say “ok, I will have pedophilia because it’s the new fad”. Is not something you choose. You can’t choose it. That was what I meant.
Anyway, you are ignoring my point.
You said “it criminalizes free speech”
Violence is not free speech. Attacking a person in the street is not free speech. And is not justifiable. Free speech is saying what the fuck you want, not punching a person just because he/she has a paraphilia.
And ANYONE, that includes pedophiles, need to be protected from violence. We are not living in the jungle, I think you agree with that, don’t you?
Ok, you hate pedophiles, that’s ok. Doesn’t mean you have to attack them. Doesnt mean it’s fucking LEGAL to attack them.
porlaverdad3,
Yes, attacking anyone is a crime. Assault is assault…but does pedophilia need federal protection, such that assault against a pedophile incurs an additional charge of “hate crime”?
Much of psychology seems to have succumbed to modern relativism. It used to be the case that there was “normal” and “abnormal” or “deviant” behavior, but now everything and everyone is normal, except for bigots who deem certain acts or yearnings to be abnormal.
porlaverdad3 – I wish you well. You seem so angry – why? I would suggest you get a copy of US Senate Bill S 909 and read it for yourself. Take care.
Matthew A. Siekierski – All good points. Quite a conundrum, yes? Thanks for the comment.
“Much of psychology seems to have succumbed to modern relativism. It used to be the case that there was “normal” and “abnormal” or “deviant” behavior, but now everything and everyone is normal, except for bigots who deem certain acts or yearnings to be abnormal.”
I love that aspect of posmodernism. I really think that ancient age moral standards need to be overcomed in favor of a more peaceful society with more consideration towards the differents.
I don’t understand this S 909 bill completely, since I have not read it. As far as it preventing free speech in the pulpits or anywhere else, I do oppose it. Rebukes, critisms or insults may hurt a persons feelings but that is our entitled right of speech. People may have said things about me that aren’t true, but that is not illegal.
All people have equal rights under the constitution. Homo sexuals want additional codified rights. They want to promote their agenda which is that society except their behavior as normal. Before 1974, psychologists labeled homosexuality under “mental disorder”. This means they don’t have in mind their natural created functions of sexuality in order. Female + Male yields fruit, a child. They forfeit their right to procreate, which is GOD ordainded. It was God who ordered this in nature. Anything else is perverted. “For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.” Rom. 1:26,27
Nature alone speaks very loud about what is true and right even if you disregard what God says!
Ron – Thanks for the comment.