On the recordJune 24, 2009
To say it's OK--if we vote down this legislation, in a certain sense we are saying it is OK to physically harm people who you don't like because of who they are, and that's a bad thing.
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congress.govChuck Schumer: “To say it's OK--if we vote down this legislation, in a certain sense we are saying it is OK to physically harm people…”
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Schumer argues that rejecting the legislation condones violence against marginalized groups.
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