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|author=Jacob Sullum
|source=Human Events
|date=May 9, 2007
|url=http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20629
|quote="Unlike the situation in the Jim Crow South, there is no evidence that state and local officials are ignoring bias-motivated crimes. The hate crime bill, which authorizes federal prosecution whenever the Justice Department perceives a bigoted motive and believes the perpetrator has not been punished severely enough, continues the unfortunate tendency to federalize crimes that are properly the business of state and local governments, just so legislators like Pelosi can show they care."
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{{opinion|Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007|Act should be passed|against}}