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Maybe we should vote yes on 'snuff films' so humans will leave poor defenseless animals alone! 
April 26, 2010
Revised crush video bill introduced quickly
When U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday to overturn my animal crush video law in the Stevens vs. the United States case, I was obviously disappointed. While I respect the Court's decision, I do not believe justice is served when human beings are allowed to violently abuse animals.
That is why I introduced a narrowly drafted, bipartisan bill -- with 55 original cosponsors -- the very next day to reinstitute the ban on animal crush videos.
Before my first law was enacted in 1999, crush video tapes sold for up to $300. More than 2,000 titles were available. They featured kittens, hamsters, birds and even monkeys that were taped to the floor or a glass table while women, sometimes in spiked heels, sometimes barefooted, slowly tortured and crushed the animal to death. My law stopped the trade for more than 10 years.
Congress must not allow it to resume. Violence is not a First Amendment issue; it is a law enforcement issue. Ted Bundy and Ted Kaczynski tortured or killed animals before killing people. The FBI, U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice consider animal cruelty to be one of the early warning signs of potential violence by youths. This law is one step toward ending this cycle of violence.
In their ruling, the justices left the door ajar for a narrowly crafted bill that will meet their First Amendment concerns. I believe my new bill will meet that test and am actively working with my congressional colleagues to move it through Congress and into law.

April 26, 2010
Revised crush video bill introduced quickly
When U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday to overturn my animal crush video law in the Stevens vs. the United States case, I was obviously disappointed. While I respect the Court's decision, I do not believe justice is served when human beings are allowed to violently abuse animals.
That is why I introduced a narrowly drafted, bipartisan bill -- with 55 original cosponsors -- the very next day to reinstitute the ban on animal crush videos.
Before my first law was enacted in 1999, crush video tapes sold for up to $300. More than 2,000 titles were available. They featured kittens, hamsters, birds and even monkeys that were taped to the floor or a glass table while women, sometimes in spiked heels, sometimes barefooted, slowly tortured and crushed the animal to death. My law stopped the trade for more than 10 years.
Congress must not allow it to resume. Violence is not a First Amendment issue; it is a law enforcement issue. Ted Bundy and Ted Kaczynski tortured or killed animals before killing people. The FBI, U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice consider animal cruelty to be one of the early warning signs of potential violence by youths. This law is one step toward ending this cycle of violence.
In their ruling, the justices left the door ajar for a narrowly crafted bill that will meet their First Amendment concerns. I believe my new bill will meet that test and am actively working with my congressional colleagues to move it through Congress and into law.





