The U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1955 (110th Congress), the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 on October 24th, 2007. The bill will create a commission to study the causes of "radicalization" and its prevention.
The bill passed with 404 ayes, 6 nays, and with 22 not present/not voting.
Using rather vague language, the bill justifies the investigation and suspicion of any individuals' potential "radicalization" as means to prevent possible domestically-born suicide bombers. Section 899B, "Findings", reads "Understanding the motivational factors that lead to violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence is a vital step toward eradicating these threats in the United States." Of course, no elaboration (that would construe future efforts in loose interpretation should the bill become law) of "motivational factors" inherent in radicalization are present in the language. In effect, any individual possibly thinking of or considering dissent and action could be maligned as a potential "violent" terrorist.
More disturbingly, Section 899D proposes a "Center of Excellence":
"It shall be the purpose of the Center to study the social, criminal, political, psychological, and economic roots of violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism in the United States and methods that can be utilized by Federal, State, local, and tribal homeland security officials to mitigate violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism."
Essentially, this outlines "thought crime", the bill will become "thought law". The fascist de facto metamorphoses into fascist de jure, ladies and gentlemen.
More here:
http://www.roguegovernment.com/news.php?id=4682
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h1955:
The Library of Congress provided the CRS summary: Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to add provisions concerning the prevention of homegrown terrorism (terrorism by individuals born, raised, or based and operating primarily in the United States).
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish a grant program to prevent radicalization (use of an extremist belief system for facilitating ideologically-based violence) and homegrown terrorism in the United States; (2) establish or designate a university-based Center of Excellence for the Study of Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism in the United States; and (3) conduct a survey of methodologies implemented by foreign nations to prevent radicalization and homegrown terrorism.
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to prevent ideologically-based violence and homegrown terrorism from violating the constitutional and civil rights, and civil liberties, of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1955
The bill passed with 404 ayes, 6 nays, and with 22 not present/not voting.
Using rather vague language, the bill justifies the investigation and suspicion of any individuals' potential "radicalization" as means to prevent possible domestically-born suicide bombers. Section 899B, "Findings", reads "Understanding the motivational factors that lead to violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence is a vital step toward eradicating these threats in the United States." Of course, no elaboration (that would construe future efforts in loose interpretation should the bill become law) of "motivational factors" inherent in radicalization are present in the language. In effect, any individual possibly thinking of or considering dissent and action could be maligned as a potential "violent" terrorist.
More disturbingly, Section 899D proposes a "Center of Excellence":
"It shall be the purpose of the Center to study the social, criminal, political, psychological, and economic roots of violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism in the United States and methods that can be utilized by Federal, State, local, and tribal homeland security officials to mitigate violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism."
Essentially, this outlines "thought crime", the bill will become "thought law". The fascist de facto metamorphoses into fascist de jure, ladies and gentlemen.
More here:
http://www.roguegovernment.com/news.php?id=4682 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:h1955: The Library of Congress provided the CRS summary: Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to add provisions concerning the prevention of homegrown terrorism (terrorism by individuals born, raised, or based and operating primarily in the United States).
Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to: (1) establish a grant program to prevent radicalization (use of an extremist belief system for facilitating ideologically-based violence) and homegrown terrorism in the United States; (2) establish or designate a university-based Center of Excellence for the Study of Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism in the United States; and (3) conduct a survey of methodologies implemented by foreign nations to prevent radicalization and homegrown terrorism.
Prohibits the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to prevent ideologically-based violence and homegrown terrorism from violating the constitutional and civil rights, and civil liberties, of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1955
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