I just knew this one would get seretogis' shorts in a knot... he he
As for slander and libel being old laws... yes, that's true but so what? Should we not enact any new laws? Besides this is a law that is already on the books. What is being discussed is an amendment to that law.
As for who decides what is hate and what isn't... well let's ask who decides what is slander and what isn't... who decides what is libellious and what isn't. These questions are not as cut and dry either. Should we strike down these laws because they aren't universal in their scope? (actually slander and libel laws differ greatly from nation to nation).
It will be up to the legal system to interpret the law and judge each case individually (that's how our system works, no?).
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