Hate Crime Legislation

* Re “Hate Crime Deserves Special Legislation and Punishment,” Nov. 7.

It is truly unfortunate that our elected representative Brad Sherman can advocate legislation that is patently unconstitutional. Mr Sherman, can you say “equal protection under the law”?

This is nothing more than latest fad of identity politics. If someone intentionally does me bodily harm, I will consider that a hate crime.

Sherman should spend more time studying the Constitution and less time with political posturing on feel-good legislation. What he is proposing is to make one’s thoughts, rather than their actions, a federal crime.

KEVIN LAWRENCE

Westlake Village