
Vang suggested this question would be better answered by lawyers and added, “I’m not going to say yes or no to that question.” Rowling’ and someone sees that and reports them to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights as an example of gender identity or gender expression bias, is that something that the Minnesota Department of Human Rights should put in this bias database?” he asked.

“If a Minnesotan is wearing a t-shirt that says ‘I love J.K. Rowling or arguing that COVID originated in China would qualify as biased speech. Harry Niska asked during a debate on a new bill whether praise for “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling” shirt would be added to the database. He posed another question to Vang asking if someone wearing an “I love J.K. Niska said Vang’s answer was “very troubling.” Vang argued that while not all incidents are considered violent or criminal, this sort of rhetoric is “bias-motivated” therefore “it can be considered a bias incident.” The bill would allow people to report perceived bias-related incidents. “If a Minnesotan writes an article claiming or arguing that COVID-19 is a Chinese bio-weapon that leaked from a lab in Wuhan, and someone reports that article to the Department of Human Rights, is that something that the Department of Human Rights should put in their bias registry under your bill?” Niska asked. Samantha Vang, D., where Niska asked several hypotheticals about the legislation. “It seems very clear, based upon their focus on motivation, that they’re more concerned about what’s going on in people’s heads, which is protected speech, and that’s thoughtcrime,” he told Fox News Digital in March.Īn exchange between Niska and fellow state Rep. Walter Hudson warned House File 181 could pose a threat to religious freedom. The bill, introduced in January, would allow people to report perceived bias-related incidents such as alleged slurs and verbal attacks that would fall outside the hate crimes compiled annually by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, according to the St. Minnesota lawmakers are mulling a change to state law, House File 181, that would log alleged bias incidents even when they aren’t considered a crime. Rowling or arguing that COVID originated in China would qualify as biased speech that would put citizens on a government database. Harry Niska, R., asked during a debate on a new bill whether praise for “Harry Potter” author J.K. Minnesota lawmakers considering 'red flag' law, background expansion UK street preacher reported as terrorist for 'misgendering' Transgender lawmaker introduces bill removing anti-pedophile language
