Liberals launched a full-blown attack on family values yesterday, introducing and debating bills that could significantly change America's criminal and employment codes.
In the House Judiciary Committee, the mark-up on thought crimes legislation went on well past 9 p.m., in part because of Republican attempts to include amendments that would make the bill's "protected class" more comprehensive, including: senior citizens, pregnant women, prior victims, children under 18, the unborn, court witnesses, the military, and more. All amendments were rejected. The Committee then passed the bill on strict party lines 20 Democrats for and all 14 Republicans against.
The version that now heads to the House floor violates the Commerce Clause and the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments. It federalizes a vast array of state and local crimes and threatens religious leaders with criminal prosecution for their thoughts, beliefs, and statements.
Adding insult to injury, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) introduced the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) yesterday, which would make it illegal to fire, refuse to hire, or refuse to promote an employee based on his sexual orientation or "gender identity." Several corporations have joined Frank in his attempt to elevate sexual practices to civil rights status, including giants such as Coca-Cola, Gap, General Mills, Hewlett-Packard, Levi Strauss, Microsoft, Nationwide, and Nike. Frank also planned to introduce legislation today that would lift the ban on online gambling. This proposal would legalize Internet gambling over the protests of a large majority of state attorneys general
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