Yesterday while the nation was occupied with the Senate confirmation hearings of Sonia Sotomayor, Senator Harry Reid personally filed two amendments (on behalf of Leahy and Kennedy) to the Department of Defense Authorization Bill. Reid filed the Sen. Leahy Hate Crimes Amendment No. 1511 and then filed a Second Degree on behalf of Sen. Kennedy (No. 1539), which is an amendment to Leahy’s No. 1511. Reid then immediately filed cloture after… Keep reading | 2 Comments