Ch, Ch, Ch, Ch, Ch, Changes

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The Royal Navy is starting a campaign to recruit gays.

And President Bush's former tightfist is now raising taxes as Governor of Indiana.

Both things seem to make sense, but just like all of the pro-term limits candidates for Congress who later decided to stay in Washington indefinitely, it just seems like public policy is a strange creature.

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1. yeah, saw this earlier-----gays good enough to get shot at?? but not to

be a normal citizen?

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2. House dumps bill to protect gays from hate crimes (look at the reason!!)

http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/02/21/build/state/25-hatecrimes.inc

February 21, 2005

Last modified February 21, 2005 - 1:41 pm

House dumps bill to protect gays from hate crimes

Associated Press

HELENA -- The House on Monday killed a bill that would have expanded Montana's hate crimes law to include people targeted because of sexual orientation and other selected characteristics.

Although the measure, rejected 54-46, applied to a broad range of people, the debate focused mostly on whether the law should be extended to cover crimes against gays and lesbians.

Republicans, who accounted for all but five of the opponents, warned the bill would stifle free speech and could even prevent clergy from speaking out against homosexuality in their sermons.