Fuck man, you are so stubborn it's ridiculous. I cant believe Im caving into this.
SEC. 802. DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.
(a) DOMESTIC TERRORISM DEFINED- Section 2331 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by striking `by assassination or kidnapping' and inserting `by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping';
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking `and';
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and
(4) by adding at the end the following:
`(5) the term `domestic terrorism' means activities that--
`(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
`(B) appear to be intended--
`(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
`(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
`(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and
`(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 3077(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
`(1) `act of terrorism' means an act of domestic or international terrorism as defined in section 2331;'.
The defintions of terrorist, terrorism and domestic terrorism are too broad. They can ecompass just about any group. WTO protesters or Greenpeace could be considered terrorists/teorrorist organization. I could be participating in a lawfull manner during the WTO affair and still possibly be considered a terrorist through association. Maybe a guy asked me what time it was before he burns down a building and law enforcement saw me "engaging" with him earlier, I could be defined as a terrorist. This section expands the type of conduct that the government can investigate when it is investigating ""terrorism."
I don't trust the government to make a rational decision as to what conduct falls under the umbrella of terrorism. Does protesting the legalization of pot count as an act of terrorism? If a politician doesnt want to raise the debt cieling are they an economic terrorist? If I have a "DON"T TREAD ON ME" bumper sticker, am I a terrorist?
The MIAC report specifically describes supporters of presidential candidates Ron Paul, Chuck Baldwin, and Bob Barr as “militia” influenced terrorists and instructs the Missouri police to be on the lookout for supporters displaying bumper stickers and other paraphernalia associated with the Constitutional, Campaign for Liberty, and Libertarian parties.
“Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) provides a public safety partnership consisting of local, state and federal agencies, as well as the public sector and private entities that will collect, evaluate, analyze, and disseminate information and intelligence to the agencies tasked with Homeland Security responsibilities in a timely, effective, and secure manner,” explains the MIAC website. “MIAC is the mechanism to collect incident reports of suspicious activities to be evaluated and analyzed in an effort to identify potential trends or patterns of terrorist or criminal operations within the state of Missouri.
Report distributed by the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) entitled “The Modern Militia Movement”
Other sections make it too easy for your assets to be taken from you if you fall into the above section, even if you arent charged with anything and it could take months and months before you have you assets returned.
Im not a lawyer and I didnt read the whole Act but it's how I interpret the above.since you read the whole thing maybe you can fill me in.
