May 9 - Hate Crimes

The White House is threatening to veto a bill that would add crimes based on sexual orientation or gender to the category of Hate Crimes. It does not make sense why a crime based on a certain characteristic of an individual wouldn't be considered a hate crime. The rights of every citizen should be protected by the law. Those who are advocating against the bill believe that considering these hate crimes, would impose on free speech against homosexuality. In my opinion, this is a very irrational argument taking into consideration the controversial issue homosexuality has come to be.