It defines lesser “hate crimes” as including online speech that is “likely to foment detestation or vilification” on the basis of race, religion, gender, or other protected categories.

We have had pretty well thought out prohibitions on discrimination in employment, etc., for a long time. So why do we need to go further and stamp out thought and speech crimes? Why do we need to throw way speech protections and due process because someone might say mean things about someone else? It seems like religious zealots trying to stamp out what they perceive as a kind of immorality.