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Thread #97873   Message #2211759
Posted By: GUEST,Started the thread
09-Dec-07 - 01:39 AM
Thread Name: BS: Keeping Democrats honest
Subject: RE: BS: Keeping Democrats honest
A Democrat dreamed it up, the Democratic congress is passing it. The Democrats are trying to make anti-government thought illegal:

On October 23rd of this year, the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 passed 404 to 6 in the House. This bill is proposing an expansion of Homeland Security with the objective of spying on citizens whose political or religious beliefs might lead them to commit violent acts. And we are not referring to the attack of Megan Williams or the numerous police murders of non threatening civilians. No this is solely about spying on political dissidents whose politics were shaped through a critical analysis of US Foreign or Domestic policies.

The stated purpose of this bill is to first assemble a National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Ideologically Based Violence. Secondly, they will create a university-based Center of Excellence to study radicalization and homegrown terrorism.

Their definition of what defines radical and terrorism are very vague, and can be manipulated to serve several purposes. In the bill itself, it says homegrown terrorism means "the use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence" by a native citizen of the United States. It is this definition that is leaves so much of this bills purpose, open to interpretation....

http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=43&ItemID=14396

Excellent timeline at:

http://www.kickthemallout.com/article.php/Story-Bill_of_Rights_Attack_Timeline