Fun With Dick & Jane

On Wednesday The President signed legislation which once again highlights the notion that we are certainly not all equal in America.

As of this week, the penalty for my business partner murdering me, is less heinous than the penalty for me murdering my business partner. That’s because my business partner is a lesbian, and President Obama says that if I kill her, it is much worse than if she kills me.

From the Washington Post:

The legislation extends provisions first passed in 1968 that make it a federal crime to target individuals because of their race, religion or national origin. Under the law, judges can impose harsher penalties on crimes that are motivated by such animus, and the Justice Department can help local police departments investigate alleged hate crimes.

Now apparently the saving grace is that some brilliant and all knowing Judge can determine if the fact that the deceased is a lesbian has anything to do with the killing. That should be a chip shot because apparently the hatred of a lesbian is a lot higher on the scale than any hatred of lil’ ole me which would result in my murder.

So what if a gay person kills another gay person? Do they get a pass? How can we expect a Judge to determine it wasn’t some deep inner resentment of gayness?

At any rate, the President has once again made sure that we know that we really aren’t all equal. Another wall has been built in the name of political correctness. Great job Mr. President!