Is this the new COINTELPRO?
On October 23, 2007, four hundred and four U.S. House members passed HR. 1955, The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, introduced by Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA). The companion bill, S. 1959, is under consideration in the Senate, where it also has broad support, and a vote is expected this week. It is one of the most blatant attacks against the Constitution yet and actually defines thought crimes as homegrown terrorism. Unlike previous anti-terror legislation, this bill specifically targets the civilian population of the United States and uses vague language to define homegrown terrorism.
"Violent radicalization" in the bill is defined as: the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance political, religious, or social change. Since the bill doesn't specifically define what an extremist belief system is, it is entirely up to the interpretation of the government. Considering how much the government has already done to destroy the Constitution, they could define PDA as promoting an extremist belief system. Essentially, they have defined violent radicalization as thought crime. By concentrating on the "process of adopting" a belief system as the basis for prosecution, the bill makes a belief system the criteria for defining what is violent rather than actual behavior
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