Please read Ronni Bennett's blog for today as she writes about a subject we all need to consider carefully regarding freedom of speech... or not-- Thought Crime Bill Passes House. She is writing about this-- HR 1955.
We are in a time where we need to think carefully about where we are going in the supposed name of safety. Read it and think. To me, it's a further example of how our Congress is in lockstep with the group who want to silence any dissent. This bill goes to the Senate next.
Where we are heading and is it where we want to see this country go all in the supposed name of taking away some other guy's right to speak his mind? Are the majority of Americans really this afraid? Bin Laden has achieved far more than he could have ever hoped through fear, not his 20 suicide terrorists. We have been doing it to ourselves or someone in our country has used it as a tool to do it to us. What is at the end of this road?
Yes, it sounds like the bill is all about violence, which is why it passed so overwhelmingly, but when it says ideological violence what does that actually mean? If this sounds alarmist, make sure you have thought through who will be in charge of determining what is meant by ideological violence.
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Boy they covered all their bases on this one. They are using a University based center to develop the data and reporting mechanism and they have a section in there to make sure it is racially neutral. All good things for the liberal crowd. And it says "Terrorism Prevention" so the conservatives will like it. They are slowly, sneaking their way in until one day all of sudden the subversives will be the majority and it will be too late.
I had already read Ronni's blog and the bill itself before coming here, and it's pretty darn scary, I say.
All in the name of being "safe?" It's the fear factor once again. What a great Administration we have.
This was passed by the Democrat Controlled House, not the Bush Administration. Both sides have jumped on the "need to protect us from ourselves" campaign.
As was said, it would doubtless be signed by Bush if it makes it that far. We don't really know who put it out there but it had the dems and reps voting for it with a few from each party rejecting it. Commonsense seems in short supply in DC
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