Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) discusses Hate Crime laws with Attorney General Eric Holder.
The law in question is 18 U.S.C. 2 which states:
(a) Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids,
abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, is
punishable as a principal.
(b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly
performed by him or another would be an offense against the United
States, is punishable as a principal.
The key legal phrase Gohmert argues is "induces". A preacher's sermon could be considered as an "inducement" of a crime.
