Here’s where The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act is doing some good.

Unfortunately, it’s not good enough in this instance. “Dwight DeLee was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter for the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Lateisha Green outside a Syracuse house party in November because of anti-gay bias” the article said. “The jury acquitted DeLee, 20, of a more serious second-degree murder as a hate crime charge.”

Can you believe that? DeLee only got a minimum of 10 years, but no more than 25 years for taking a life in cold blood. Regardless of whether the victim was a transgender or not, a life is a life no matter whose it is and what he or she chooses to do with it.

I think Mr. DeLee should have gotten more prison time, way more; not the death sentence, but life for what he did. The story I’m talking about is here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31967807/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

I guess what’s really rattling my cage, aside from the pompous creep DeLee only getting 10-25 years for premeditated murder, is that the bill is so lopsided that we’ll start seeing pastors, church leaders, and believers alike thrown into prisons, given harsh sentences and steep fines for preaching straight from the Bible.

I pray I’m wrong. But if you look around, it’s already happening around the world. As it happens, socialism is right on America’s doorstep, trying to forcefully break the door down, threatening to come stomping in to take over what little common sense we have left. If we don’t keep watch, the ugly beast called socialism will strip America naked, tie her up and leave her to be raped of whatever goodness is left.

Article cited:
“Hate crime conviction in transgender's killing: Man guilty of manslaughter, not second-degree murder” found at:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31967807/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

I Saw Your Star: A Final Tribute

I Saw Your Star: A Final Tribute

Brilliant and powerful, your star crossed the sky
It was impossible to view with the naked eye
Eclipsing the sun, it rocked the universe
Here on Earth, it shook the foundation
Of all we knew, of everything established
Away with the old, something new has come
All borders collapsed; an unstoppable instrument
You gave love, life, laughter, hope, inspiration
A sight to behold, tales will surely be told
Of all you freely gave, asking little in return

Something shifted, changed; the cosmos rearranged
Dignity incarnate, you marched onward
Always looking forward; the hope for better days
Your head held high, you still beheld the lowly
Swaddling everyone, you held them tight
Allowed them to feel your unending affection
The end in sight, you gave a final gift
A burst of brightness, an extra dose of love
Energy spent, transcending hardships and pain
You looked to the future, became something new

One thing certain to stand the test of time
Is the undying love you left behind
Always in your heart, forever safe and secure
Is the world you touched, graced with your beauty
Equally unforgettable will be your majesty
One thing I know; a thing that's true
Deep inside of me and the hearts of the world
From now on, to the end of time and beyond
You will never be forgotten, always in our hearts
Your star will remain, burning brighter than ever before

Copyright 2009 Sandra Purdue, A.K.A. The Bossy Church Lady. You can use whatever I write for whatever purposes as long as you don't take credit for what I've written.

They’re Still At it…

Well, folks, they’re still at it. This time it’s U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder trying to pull American’s britches over their heads in order to blind everyone so they can be led into the dark, swirling void of insanity he wants America to become.

What, exactly, what am I ranting about this time?

I’m glad you asked.

My husband came home telling me about what he’d heard on the Rush Limbaugh show today. You know me; I just had to check it out. I couldn’t help it. My fingers dancing over the computer keyboard, I came across the transcript of the show he was talking about. It’s titled, “Holder: Whites, Ministers, Military Not Protected by Hate Crime Law” and can be found here: http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_070209/content/01125116.guest.html.

To sum it up, Rush was talking about the meeting that took place between Eric Holder and the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, on June 25, to discuss the “The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009”, otherwise known as the “Pedophile Protection Act”, during which a telling question was posed by Jeff Sessions, a Senator from Alabama (bless his heart the dear man, I’m thinking and smiling).

The simple, hypothetical question asked by Senator Sessions left Eric Holder unable to answer satisfactorily, betraying the potential for ugliness if the bill passes.

But before I get to the all important question, let me give you a chilling piece of information: This bill, also known as H.R. 1913 has already been passed by the House; it’s been waiting for approval by the Senate as S. 909 for some time. The text of H.R. 1913 is here: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1913/text. The text of S. 909, introduced to the Senate is here: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s909/text.

Here’s what President Obama had to say about the bill: “I urge members on both sides of the aisle to act on this important civil rights issue by passing this legislation to protect all of our citizens from violent acts of intolerance – legislation that will enhance civil rights protections, while also protecting our freedom of speech and association.”http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Statement-by-the-President-on-HR-1913-the-Local-Law-Enforcement-Hate-Crimes-Prevention-Act-of-2009/.

“While also protecting our freedom of speech and association” the president said. Sounds great to me. I mean, if Christians and other religious groups won’t be forced to water down their doctrine, then all is good and well. Everybody’s happy, right?

Er… not so fast. The question that came from Jeff Sessions during the meeting was a hypothetical one in nature, but oh so revealing! Now that the spotlight has been thrown on “The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009” which is being pushed by the Attorney General and his cohorts, we can see how seriously Eric Holder is taking President Obama in addition to the potential chaos this bill would introduce.

The question Jeff Sessions asked Mr. Holder was what would happen if a minister decided to preach from the Bible about the wrongness of homosexuality and was subsequently attacked by a gay activist because of what he said.

Eric Holder, the U.S. Attorney General, admitted that the statute doesn’t address that issue. Later, he reveals that the bill will fail to protect whites and the military. You can listen to the two hour hearing here: http://www.senate.gov/fplayers/CommPlayer/commFlashPlayer.cfm?fn=judiciary062509&st=xxx.

If this passes, proponents, special groups, advocates for said special groups can threaten, harass and injure opponents all they want. Dear God if a preacher mentions that homosexuality is wrong on the pulpit, he or she can expect a lynch mob to be waiting outside the church, ready to torch him or her alive. Naturally there will be no repercussions for said mob, no accountability whatsoever.

Can you imagine what will happen in the public schools?

Along those lines, it’s my understanding that all those science fiction stories featuring the “Thought Police” will soon be coming to life in every courtroom if this bill passes. Judges will be expected to read the minds of the defendants to decipher what said defendant must’ve been thinking when he or she dared to speak offensively in the presence of certain groups.

I can see it now: Courtrooms all over America will become theaters where the curious can go to be amazed. In all seriousness, barring psychic activity on the part of the judges, I can’t imagine how this determination will take place.

Will they whip out a deck of Tarot Cards and lay them out? Will some prefer Oiga Board while others lean towards mediums? To make it easier and less confusing, should all courtrooms be merged with the nearest circus?

Stay tuned folks: America is about to round another corner and I pray these proposed changes will be tweaked a bit to make our country even better for everyone so that no one will get away with discrimination, reverse-discrimination, and the violence that stems from both.

The way I see it, one of the things that makes our country so rich, so satisfying, is the small groups of individuals that don’t care to be like everyone else and aren’t afraid to let their differences show.


Copyright 2009, Sandra Purdue. You can use anything I’ve written for any purpose as long as you don’t claim you wrote it.


Sources used:
“Holder: Whites, Ministers, Military Not Protected by Hate Crime Law”. Here’s the link: http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_070209/content/01125116.guest.html.

Bills H.R. 1913 and S. 909 can be found respectively: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1913/text and: http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s909/text

The White House: Office Of The Press Secretary, "STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON H.R. 1913, THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT OF 2009" is here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Statement-by-the-President-on-HR-1913-the-Local-Law-Enforcement-Hate-Crimes-Prevention-Act-of-2009/

Video of the meeting between U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and the Senate Judiciary Committee: http://www.senate.gov/fplayers/CommPlayer/commFlashPlayer.cfm?fn=judiciary062509&st=xxx