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11-24-2007, 09:56 AM
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I'm cross posting this entire post (https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x71635)authored by reprehensor memberof Democratic Underground (https://www.democraticunderground.com) as he puts all quite succinctly..
Amy Goodman's Democracy NOW! covers H.R. 1955, a bill which passed through the House without debate;
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1955 (https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1955)
Oct 23, 2007: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The vote was held under a suspension of the rules to cut debate short and pass the bill, needing a two-thirds majority. The totals were 404 Ayes, 6 Nays, 22 Present/Not Voting.
It now sits in the Senate, waiting for a vote. Democracy NOW! is among the few alternative media sites covering the bill in a critical light;
https://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/20/145... (https://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/20/1458214)
A little-noticed anti-terrorism bill quietly making its through Congress is raising fears of a new affront on activism and constitutional rights. The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act was passed in an overwhelming 400 to six House vote last month. Critics say it could herald a new government crackdown on dissident activity and infiltration of universities under the guise of fighting terrorism. The bill would establish two government-appointed bodies to study, monitor and propose ways of curbing what it calls homegrown terrorism and extremism in the United States. The first body, a National Commission, would convene for eighteen months. A university-based "Center for Excellence" would follow, bringing together academic specialists to recommend laws and other measures.
Writer Jessica Lee covers the troubling aspects of this bill in this lengthy report;
Bringing the War on Terrorism Home: Congress Considers How to ‘Disrupt’ Radical Movements in the United States (https://www.indypendent.org/2007/11/19/bringing-the-war-on-terrorism-home-congress-considers-who-to-%E2%80%98disrupt%E2%80%99-radical-movements-in-the-united-states/)
A tendentious title, but a troubling bill. In a recent Subcommittee Hearing, two witnesses, (one a former RAND employee), gave testimony that prompted me to write this open letter to Rep. Harman;
https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... (https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2303535)
If that Subcommittee Hearing is any indication of what's coming down the pipe in relation to the Bill, then it is bad business for anyone opposed to Imperialism, and Globalization. Watching Rep. Reichert gloat about cracking down on the Seattle WTO protest should be enough to give one pause...
https://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_pa... (https://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=202123-1)
I should note that Dennis Kucinich had the guts to vote against this Bill (https://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-993). Right again, Dennis!
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I'm cross posting this entire post (https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x71635)authored by reprehensor memberof Democratic Underground (https://www.democraticunderground.com) as he puts all quite succinctly..
Amy Goodman's Democracy NOW! covers H.R. 1955, a bill which passed through the House without debate;
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1955 (https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1955)
Oct 23, 2007: This bill passed in the House of Representatives by roll call vote. The vote was held under a suspension of the rules to cut debate short and pass the bill, needing a two-thirds majority. The totals were 404 Ayes, 6 Nays, 22 Present/Not Voting.
It now sits in the Senate, waiting for a vote. Democracy NOW! is among the few alternative media sites covering the bill in a critical light;
https://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/20/145... (https://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/20/1458214)
A little-noticed anti-terrorism bill quietly making its through Congress is raising fears of a new affront on activism and constitutional rights. The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act was passed in an overwhelming 400 to six House vote last month. Critics say it could herald a new government crackdown on dissident activity and infiltration of universities under the guise of fighting terrorism. The bill would establish two government-appointed bodies to study, monitor and propose ways of curbing what it calls homegrown terrorism and extremism in the United States. The first body, a National Commission, would convene for eighteen months. A university-based "Center for Excellence" would follow, bringing together academic specialists to recommend laws and other measures.
Writer Jessica Lee covers the troubling aspects of this bill in this lengthy report;
Bringing the War on Terrorism Home: Congress Considers How to ‘Disrupt’ Radical Movements in the United States (https://www.indypendent.org/2007/11/19/bringing-the-war-on-terrorism-home-congress-considers-who-to-%E2%80%98disrupt%E2%80%99-radical-movements-in-the-united-states/)
A tendentious title, but a troubling bill. In a recent Subcommittee Hearing, two witnesses, (one a former RAND employee), gave testimony that prompted me to write this open letter to Rep. Harman;
https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... (https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2303535)
If that Subcommittee Hearing is any indication of what's coming down the pipe in relation to the Bill, then it is bad business for anyone opposed to Imperialism, and Globalization. Watching Rep. Reichert gloat about cracking down on the Seattle WTO protest should be enough to give one pause...
https://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_pa... (https://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=202123-1)
I should note that Dennis Kucinich had the guts to vote against this Bill (https://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-993). Right again, Dennis!