In the bill to fund the war in Afghanistan, the senate democrats had added a rider to extend federal protection to homosexuals who are victims of hate crimes. As of now, if someone is convicted of committing a hate crime, their punishment is worse than if hate were not a part of it. But the senate republicans voted not to fund the war in Afghanistan because they would not vote for this rider. Most of them wanted to fund that war but their unwillingness to be at all supportive for justice for homosexuals stopped them. I personally wanted to take our soldiers out of the war, but i also want to support federal justice. I am torn about what I would vote for.
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