It was reported Wednesday that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was the only barrier to passing anti-lynching legislation. Paul argued in his statement to the media that he thinks the language would turn lesser crimes into being considered a lynching.
So he wants to edit the bill so that it would only qualify “serious bodily injury standard” that would only make it a hate crime if it’s a “substantial risk of death and extreme physical pain.” It prompted Sen.