GOP refuses to add American troops and senior citizens to hate crime bill

[meegbear]

Steny Hoyer and John Conyers just pulled a fast one on the GOP. The GOP has been refusing to support the hate crimes bill because it doesn't include members of the US Armed Forces and senior citizens. Conyers just rose and basically said, okay, I'll add them. The Republicans' response? Uh, no.

The Republicans have been railing for days about how this legislation doesn't cover our Armed Forces and senior citizens, and now that the Dems offer to put our Armed Forces and seniors in this legislation, the Republicans said no and affirmatively stopped the Democrats from doing it anyway.

That means the Republicans had no intent on helping our Armed Forces and seniors, on protecting them. It was just a stunt. The GOP leaders in Congress just got up and used our Armed Forces and seniors as political fodder when they had no intent on actually doing anything to help our Armed Forces and seniors.

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2007/05/good-statements-from-house-floor-debate.html

[NavyDavy]

1. they talked the talk but ran rather then walk from their stance

[AndyA]

2. Once again, the Republicans prove that they only support our troops when it fits their agenda.

In other words, they USE the troops.

And that's not supporting them. That's taking advantage of them, and abusing them.

Republicans = Nazis

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. GOP doesn't support the troops,

the elderly, women, gays, and anyone with a shred of humanity.