claim: the federal hate crimes prevention act bill would create "special protection for pedophiles."
author: steve king
evidence_1: may 14, 2009 ... this means that the 30 different sexual orientations will be federally protected  classes. full answer. we've received a number of questions about the local  law enforcement hate crimes prevention act of 2009 that passed in the house  on april 29 by a vote of 249 to 175, and its companion bill awaiting ...
evidence_2: oct 13, 2009 ... the matthew shepard and james byrd jr. hate crimes prevention act seeks to  expand federal hate-crime statutes to include protections for homosexuals. ...  opponents claim the legislation would (1) make it a crime to denounce  homosexuality from the pulpit, and (2) give legal protection to pedophiles.
evidence_3: may 10, 2009 ... an analysis by shawn d. akers, policy analyst with liberty counsel, said the  proposal, formally known as h.r. 1913, the local law enforcement hate crimes  prevention act bill in the house and s. 909 in the senate, would create new  federal penalties against those whose “victims” were chosen based on ...
evidence_4: may 6, 2009 ... bill o'reilly claimed that pedophiles could be protected under the local law  enforcement hate crimes prevention act, which defines as a federal crime ...  gender identity, and disabilities," the underlying bill could protect pedophiles  because "a psychiatrist would make an argument ... they have a disease.
evidence_5: may 4, 2009 ... as h.r. 1913, the house version of the local law enforcement hate crimes  prevention act bill, the plan was adopted on a 249-175 vote, but not before ... it  would also elevate pedophiles as a special protected class – since the term ' sexual orientation' which has been added to the 'hate crimes' legislation ...