Will be interesting to see how LGBT & other civil rights groups react to Sessions' use of the hate crimes law in his "tough on crime" DOJ.
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Reminder: Jeff Sessions tried to get the death penalty added to the hate crimes bill back in 2009, even as he opposed the legislation.
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As I recall there was some speculation that he was trying to poison-pill it, no?
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That was part of it.
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Does he know some staffer put his name next to that quote?
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I mean it seems progressive but you know that’s his floor for protecting trans people: only specific provable instances of physical violence
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All while nurturing the broader social forces that lead to those specific instances.
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Wow.
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