ITHO: Shepard Act Splits Idaho Reps
Yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives voted to expand current hate-crime laws, passing H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, also known as the
Matthew Shepard Act
. The measure passed on a
249 to 175 vote
with just 18 Republicans joining the majority of Democrats voting in favor. Idaho’s Representatives split their votes along party lines with 1st District Congressman
Walt Minnick
joining a majority of Democrats voting in favor and 2nd District Congressman
Mike Simpson
voting with the majority of Republicans against the bill/MountainGoat Report.
More here
. And:
A Mother’s Quest here
.
- Death of a baby: What I wish I did not know /2C Etc.
- Friday 5.1 /Unequivocal Notion
- Otter’s House friends turn on him /Kevin Richert
- 40 years of ‘Star Trek’/ Dennis Mansfield
- High desert spring /Free In Idaho!
- Divergence /Fort Boise
Question: Who do you side with re: the expansion of the Hate Crimes Act — Walt Minnick, who voted for it, or Mike Simpson, who voted against it?
* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog