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A hate crime isn't just a crime against an individual - it's a crime of intimidation against an entire class of people. As Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) said, "Hate crimes are modern-day lynchings and they have no place in modern-day America."
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Congress shouldn't designate special classes of victims who get a higher level of protection. Such laws pave the way for unequal treatment under the law as well as the un-American concept of "thought crime," in which someone's beliefs are made illegal.
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