(maybe old) The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007
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well my father keeps telling me about this. I finally looked it up its from 07'. I figured nothing came of it but, I was hoping you facepunch could tell me what this means
[b]LONG READ NO TL,DR [/b]
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(Redirected from HR 1955)Jump to: navigation, search "HR 1955" redirects here. For the star (HD 37788), see List of stars in Orion.The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 was a bill sponsored by Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA)[1][2][3] in the 110th United States Congress. Its stated purpose is to deal with "homegrown terrorism and violent radicalization"[4] by establishing a national commission, establishing a center for study, and cooperating with other nations.The bill was introduced to the House on April 19 2007,[5] and passed on Oct 23, 2007.[6] It was introduced to the Senate on August 2, 2007 as S-1959.[7] The bill defines some terms including "violent radicalization," "homegrown terrorism," and "ideologically based violence,"[8] which have provoked controversy from some quarters. [9][10][11][12] The bill failed to become law during the 110th congress.[13]Contents
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1 Summary
2 Defined terms
3 Co-sponsors
3.1 House
3.2 Senate
4 Current status
4.1 House
4.2 Senate
5 Timeline
5.1 House
5.2 Senate
6 Criticism and reaction
6.1 Points of criticism
6.2 Political reaction
6.3 Media reaction
6.4 Institutional reaction
6.5 Responses to criticism
7 See also
8 References
9 External links[edit] SummaryThe bill would have:Amended 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).[4]
Directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to:
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;[4]
Establish or designate a university-based Center of Excellence for the Study of Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism in the United States;[4]
Conduct a survey of methodologies implemented by foreign nations to prevent radicalization and homegrown terrorism.[4]
Prohibited 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.[4][edit] Defined termsViolent Radicalization - 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.[8]
Homegrown Terrorism - the use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating primarily within the United States or any possession of the United States to intimidate or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of the United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.[8]
Ideologically Based Violence - the use, planned use, or threatened use of force or violence by a group or individual to promote the group or individual's political, religious, or social beliefs.[8][edit] Co-sponsors[edit] HouseIncluding Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), who introduced the bill to the House, it had 15 co-sponsors as of October 24, 2007:[5]Rep. Christopher Carney (D-PA)
Del. Donna Christensen (D-VI)
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA)
Rep. Norman Dicks (D-WA)
Rep. Al Green (D-TX)
Rep. James Langevin (D-RI)
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)
Rep. Daniel Lungren (R-CA)
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA)
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)[edit] SenateIncluding Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who introduced the bill to the Senate, it had 1 co-sponsor as of December 26 2007:[7]Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN)[edit] Current status[edit] HouseThis bill was passed in the House on October 23, 2007 with a vote of 404 to 6.[14] Twenty-two representatives missed the vote. The only six representatives who voted against the bill [15] were:Jeff Flake, R-Arizona
Dana Rohrabacher, R-California
Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii
Jerry Costello, D-Illinois
Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio
John Duncan, R-TennesseeRepresentative Ron Paul (R - TX), who was not present at the time of the vote, subsequently rose on the House floor to express his opposition to the bill.[16][edit] SenateThe bill was introduced to the Senate on August 02, 2007, as Senate Bill 1959, and has been referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.[7] The Bill was introduced by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), and has been co-sponsored by Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN).The Senate bill was reported dead by the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and CQ Politics. [17] A staffer to Sen. Joe Lieberman, indicated that the bill was not dead.[18][19][edit] Timeline[edit] HouseIntroduced: April 19 2007[5]
Scheduled for Debate: August 1 2007[5]
Passed House [details]: October 23 2007[5][edit] SenateIntroduced: August 2, 2007[7]
Scheduled for Debate: -
Voted on in Senate: -
Signed by President: -[edit] Criticism and reaction[edit] Points of criticismThe bill has provoked controversy on several fronts.One is the perceived overly broad and vague definitions of "force", “home grown terrorism” and “violent radicalization” (section 899A). Critics charge that the vagueness in these definitions would permit the government to classify many types of venerated American political activity, such as civil disobedience, as terrorism. Critics frequently cite Section 899A, which reads, in part: "The use, planned use, or threatened use, of force ...to coerce the ..government, (or) civilian population ..in furtherance of political or social objectives",[20] as particularly problematic. They argue that major societal reforms, which are now accepted but were perceived at the time as threatening to the government, such as civil rights, suffrage, and others, would be classified as terrorism.[21][22][23][24]Another source of concerns centers around a series of “Congressional findings” (Section 899B) from a House Subcommittee held on November 6, 2007 and chaired by Rep. Jane Harman, the bill's sponsor.[25] The Subcommittee heard testimony, which equated the 9/11 Truth Movement with terrorist propaganda [26] and the committee's findings specify, among other things, that terrorism exists in the United States and poses a threat to homeland security, (item 2), that the Internet has aided in facilitating home grown terrorism (item 3) and that preventing home grown terrorism cannot be accomplished through traditional law enforcement efforts. (item 6).[27][28]The Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC) has tracked the bill carefully.[29]Old bill language includes: Legislation to create a “National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism” (HR 1955) died a quiet death with the conclusion of the last Congress. Much maligned reports (BORDC) as a $22 million boondoggle, the idea to create yet another government entity to study an overblown threat already addressed by the $44 billion-a-year U.S. intelligence community, not to mention countless think tanks and authors, was the brainchild of Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif. A few years ago local police and the FBI broke up a prison-based plot to bomb synagogues in the name of jihad in her district. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced a companion measure, but it was doomed by a lack of specificity on who the commission’s targets were to be, among other problems. The internet has become suspect as "part of the problem" according to the bill. It remains unclear whether Rep. Harman will reintroduce a similar bill in the new Congress.[edit] Political reactionThen-presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich said he believed the bill to be "unconstitutional" and has referred to the bill as a "thought crime bill".[30]Representative Ron Paul (R-TX), [31][32] addressed the bill in he House on Dec. 5, 2007 saying:"This seems to be an unwise and dangerous solution in search of a real problem. Previous acts of ideologically motivated violence, though rare, have been resolved successfully using law enforcement techniques, existing laws against violence, and our court system."In North Carolina, Republican Congressional candidate BJ Lawson has made the bill a theme in his campaign against Democrat David Price, who voted in favor of the bill.[33][34][edit] Media reactionThe Baltimore Sun published an opinion article by Professor Emeritus Ralph E. Shaffer and R. William Robinson, titled "Here come the thought police."[35]; [36]The Pioneer Press published an article by Professor Peter Erlinder, pointing out disturbing parallels to the House Un-American Activities Committee.[37]Conservative commentator Devvy Kidd writes: "Since the bill doesn't specifically define what an extremist belief system is, it is entirely up to the interpretation of the government.... Essentially they have defined violent radicalization as thought crime."[38]In an interview aired on Democracy Now, Academic and author Ward Churchill said: "HR 1955, as I understand it, provides a basis for subjective interpretation of dissident speech...."[14]Kamau Franklin of the Center for Constitutional Rights said that the bill "concentrates on the internet as a place where terrorist rhetoric or ideas have been coming across into the United States and to American citizens.” [39]The Hartford Advocate, noting that all of Connecticut's Representatives had voted for the bill, sought to interview one of them, but reported that none of them would comment on the record, personally or through a spokesperson, about their reasons for voting in favor. The Advocate concluded that the problem with the bill was "not that the bill threatens anything specific, but that it’s far too vague."[40]San Francisco Chronicle, By Lewis Seiler, Dan Hamburg. Discusses HR 1955 in the context of the Homeland Security concept of Endgame. Garnered several hundred readers comments when it was originally published. HR 1955 is an important topic that continues to be largely absent from mainstream media as of Nov 23, 2008. President elect Obama, served on Lieberman's Homeland Security committee in the US Senate wherein the Senate bill version Titled: S-1959 continues to be discussed, absent mainstream scrutiny, but has garnered widespread internet-web scrutiny (accessed on Nov 23, 2008). "[41]New York Times, editorializes that the internet is simply a means of communication, like the telephone, but don’t tell the Senate’s Homeland Security chair, Joseph Lieberman, who believes the internet promotes terrorism (S. 1959). For example, he demanded that YouTube censor its videos and YouTube complied by removing 80 videos, but Joe isn’t satisfied. The Times concludes “Cutting off free speech is never the right answer”. (accessed on Jan 2, 2009). "[42]The internet, if considered to be "new media" includes this offering by OpenCongress.org, a project of the Sunlight Foundation and PDF. All 26 comments about S. 1959 dating from 2008. "[43][edit] Institutional reactionThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) issued a statement saying: "Law enforcement should focus on action, not thought. We need to worry about the people who are committing crimes rather than those who harbor beliefs that the government may consider to be extreme."[44]The National Lawyers Guild and the Society of American Law Teachers issued a joint statement opposing the Bill: "The National Lawyers Guild and the Society of American Law Teachers strongly urge the Senate to refuse to pass the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007."The Center for Constitutional Rights opposes the bill.[45]The John Birch Society wrote in an Action Alert: "the legislation could attack First Amendment rights by mandating the government to clamp down on free speech online, among other things."[46][edit] Responses to criticismHarman replied by letter to criticisms from the director of the American Civil Liberties Union's legislative office. Caroline Fredrickson asserted "the bill should read 'intentionally aiding and abetting' violent radicalization, 'because otherwise you’re really looking at what someone’s thought processes are, what their ideology is, and not what they’re doing.'" Harman defended the resolution, saying: “HR 1955 is not about interfering with speech or belief. The hearing record makes that abundantly clear. Radical speech, as I have said repeatedly, is protected under our Constitution.”[47]Harman chaired a November 6, 2007 hearing of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment on “Using the Web as a Weapon: the Internet as a Tool for Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism.”[48] In her statement before the hearing Harman tied its subject to Resolution 1955.[49]In December 2007 the United States House Committee on Homeland Security released a "fact sheet" entitled "Understanding HR 1955: The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007"[50] which elaborates on the rationale and purpose of the bill and includes a "Myth vs. Fact" section offering rebuttals to the perception that the bill would "criminalize constitutionally-protected behavior" or "lead to Internet censorship".[edit] See alsoAlien and Sedition Acts
House Un-American Activities Committee
NSPD-51
REX-84[edit] References^ Harman at govtrack<http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1955>(accessed Dec 27,2007)
^ Harman's homepage<http://www.house.gov/harman/>
^ GovTrack: H.R. 1955: Text of Legislation
^ a b c d e f GovTrack.us. H.R. 1955--110th Congress (2007): Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) <http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=summary&bill=h110-1955> (accessed Oct 31, 2007)
^ a b c d e GovTrack.us. H.R. 1955--110th Congress (2007): Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) <http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=main&bill=h110-1955>(accessed Oct 31, 2007)
^ HR 1955 passage date<http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1955#votes>(last accessed Dec 27,2006)
^ a b c d GovTrack.us. H.R. 1955--110th Congress (2007): Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, GovTrack.us (database of federal legislation) <http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=main&bill=h110-1955> (accessed Dec 26, 2007)
^ a b c d HR 1955 Full Text. <http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-1955>(accessed December 6, 2007)
^ Kucinich on 1955<http://www.indypendent.org/2007/12/02/kucinich-on-hr-1955/> (accessed December 2, 2007)
^ Ron Paul on HR1955 'Homegrown Terror' Act an Attack on Internet Freedom? <http://www.antiwar.com/paul/?articleid=12015> (accessed December 5, 2007)
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^ Why Hr 1955 Was rammed Through under Cover of Fire<http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd318.htm>(accessedOctober 29, 2007)
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^ a b DemocracyNow.org. Headlines for October 30, 2007. House Passes Bill on "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism"> (accessed Oct 31, 2007)
^ GovTrack: Details on how US Representatives voted <http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-993> (accessed Nov 21, 2007)
^ Paul's comments at House.gov/paul
^ Bill of Rights Defense Committee[not specific enough to verify] (accessed on Jan 20, 2008):
"Thought Crime" Bill is D.O.A.
The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act (H.R. 1955) is reported to be Dead On Arrival in the U.S. Senate, killed by a wildfire of grassroots opposition that blazed a trail of Internet petitions and calls to Congress. According to a well-hidden paragraph in CQ Politics, the bill "died a quiet death in the Senate" on December 14. The sudden death of the Senate version, S 1959, has received no other media coverage, so the grassroots victory in stopping the bill has gone nearly unreported. Updates will be posted on the BORDC legislation page.
The Bill of Rights Defense Committee has since corrected its coverage, and now reports, "'Thought Crime' Bill Still Threatens in Senate" (BORDC home page[not specific enough to verify] accessed Jan. 29, 2008).
The CQ Politics report was not corrected:
Radical: Legislation to create a “National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism” (HR 1955) died a quiet death in the Senate last week. Much maligned here as a $22 million boondoggle, the idea to create yet another government entity to study an overblown threat already addressed by the $44 billion-a-year U.S. intelligence community, not to mention countless think tanks and authors, was the brainchild of Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif. A few years ago local police and the FBI broke up a prison-based plot to bomb synagogues in the name of jihad in her district. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced a companion measure, but it was doomed by a lack of specificity on who the commission’s targets were, among other problems.
("Backchannel Chatter" section of CQ Politics "Who can you believe in the torture wars?", dated Dec. 14, 2007, accessed Jan. 29, 2008)
^ A Homeland Security Committee staffer at the office of its chairman, Sen. Joe Lieberman, indicated that S.1959 is still in committee and is expected to remain there for some time. (Phone call, Jan. 22, 2008) Sen. Susan Collins' office also confirmed that S. 1959 is in the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Phone call, Jan. 29, 2008)
^ [url]http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_william__080123_s_1959_is_still_in_c.htm[/url] January 23, 2008 at 12:29:42
^ HR 1955 section 899A<http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-1955>(accessed December 8, 2007)
^ editorial from Baltimore Sun and others<http://www.hr1955.info/Commentary.html>(accessed December 21, 2007)
^ Reporter Justin Mohn for Maneater<[url]http://www.themaneater.com/article.php?id=28488](accessed[/url] December 8, 2007)
^ Columnist Matt Renner for truthout<http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0711/S00455.htm>(accessed December 12, 2007)
^ Reporter Don Williams for Knoxville Voice<http://www.knoxvoice.com/blogs/truthserum/2007/11/27/help-stop-vaguely-worded-thought-crime-bill-that-could-make-this-blog-illegal/> (accessed December 12, 2007)
^ C-SPAN video of House Subcommittee hearings.<http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=202123-1>(accessed December 19, 2007)
^ Internet: Incubator of 9/11 Conspiracies and Disinformation <http://infowars.net/articles/november2007/131107terror.htm>(accessed December 19, 2007)
^ HR1955 Section 899B <http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-1955> (accessed December 12, 2007)
^ Erik Larson for opednews<http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_erik_lar_071212_why_should_s__1959_a.htm> (accessed December 12, 2007)
^ BORDC home page accessed Feb 1, 2009
^ Kucinich on 1955, December 2, 2007.
^ Remarks on Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act
^ 'Homegrown Terror' Act an Attack on Internet Freedom?, December 7, 2007.
^ Sorg, Lisa (2008-10-15). "B.J. Lawson, The Hybrid Candidate". Independent Weekly. [url]http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A266929[/url]. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
^ Lawson, BJ (2007-11-29). "The Problem with H.R. 1955". Lawson for Congress blog. [url]http://blog.lawsonforcongress.com/2007/11/29/the-problem-with-hr-1955/[/url]. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
^ Shaffer, Ralph E. (November 19, 2007). "Here Come The Thought Police". [url]http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1385044871.html?dids=1385044871%3A1385044871&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Nov+19%2C+2007&author=Ralph+E.+Shaffer&pub=The+Sun&desc=HERE+COME+THE+THOUGHT+POLICE[/url].
^ also reprinted at commondreams.org and other sites
^ Peter Erlinder, Giving birth to a son of HUAC? Inherent powers, ignoble history make new idea anything but innocuous, December 20, 2007; also reprinted at commondreams.org and other sites
^ Devvy Kidd, Why Hr 1955 Was Rammed Through under Cover of Fire, October 29, 2007
^ Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act Raises Fears of New Government Crackdown on Dissent, Democracy Now! interview, November 20, 2007.
^ Jennifer Abel, "The Thought Crime Law", Hartford Advocate, January 3, 2008
^ "Rule by fear or rule by law?", San Francisco Chronicle, page B - 7, Open Forum, February 4, 2008
^ " Joe Lieberman, Would-Be Censor", NYTimes, page B - 9, Editorial, Sunday, May 25, 2008
^ [1], OpenCongress.org, Accessed Dec. 26, 2008
^ ACLU (2007-11-28). "ACLU Statement on the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007". [url]http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/32886prs20071128.html[/url]. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
^ Fact Sheet
^ JBS Staff, Action Alert: The Senate Could Vote on the "Thought Crimes" Bill Soon!, John Birch Society, November 29, 2007.
^ Mat Korade, Harman, ACLU Exchange Barbs Over Terrorism Commission, November 28, 2007.
^ Using the Web as a Weapon: the Internet as a Tool for Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism
^ *A statement of Chair Jane Harman, Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing & Terrorism Risk Assessment, “Using the Web as a Weapon: the Internet as a Tool for Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism," November 6, 2007.
^ Committee on Homeland Security Fact Sheet<http://homeland.house.gov/sitedocuments/hr1955factsheetpdf.pdf>(accessed December 21, 2007)[edit] External linksAn overview of the bill from GovTrack.US
An article on the bill from Indymedia
An article on the bill from RogueGovernment.com
An article on the bill from NewsWithViews.com
An article on the bill from Critterology
An article on the bill from GlobalResearch.caRetrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent_Radicalization_and_Homegrown_Terrorism_Prevention_Act_of_2007"Categories: United States proposed federal
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so what are your thoughts? :tinfoil: or :colbert: ?
op im having trouble answering im too busy climbing over this wall of text
You should have summarized that, but also the formatting is horrible.
I guess it's just another resolution that prevents homegrown terrorism... I mean it's pretty self explanatory in the title let alone the huge wall of text.
my thing is, what became of it?
hey op want to give me a summary of that
Holy wall of text Batman
Nice copy & paste, dumbass.
I think "edit" is a codeword [img]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/emoot/tinfoil.gif[/img]
yes it was a copy and paste. and just watch the video and stop bitching about the wall of text. :facepalm: :sigh:
I know usually assholes only want a TL;DR but this wall is quite impressive. Especially since you just copy and pasted it.
He literally just copy and pasted a wikipedia article
If you didn't want to summarize you could've at least put in the effort to clean up the text a bit and make it readable. What's the point of making a thread if no one can read it?
Nothing beats some wiki copypaste.
yep:smug: now can I have a useful post please?
In-other words, here's the definitions, keep this in mind while reading.
(1) COMMISSION- The term `Commission' means the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism established under section 899C.
(2) VIOLENT RADICALIZATION- The term `violent radicalization' means 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.
(3) HOMEGROWN TERRORISM- The term `homegrown terrorism' means the use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating primarily within the United States or any possession of the United States to intimidate or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of the United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.
(4) IDEOLOGICALLY BASED VIOLENCE- The term `ideologically based violence' means the use, planned use, or threatened use of force or violence by a group or individual to promote the group or individual's political, religious, or social beliefs.
Congress bases its findings so that this bill can be passed among this.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The development and implementation of methods and processes that can be utilized to prevent violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence in the United States is critical to combating domestic terrorism.
(2) The promotion of violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence exists in the United States and poses a threat to homeland security.
(3) The Internet has aided in facilitating violent radicalization, ideologically based violence, and the homegrown terrorism process in the United States by providing access to broad and constant streams of terrorist-related propaganda to United States citizens.
(4) While the United States must continue its vigilant efforts to combat international terrorism, it must also strengthen efforts to combat the threat posed by homegrown terrorists based and operating within the United States.
(5) 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.
(6) Preventing the potential rise of self radicalized, unaffiliated terrorists domestically cannot be easily accomplished solely through traditional Federal intelligence or law enforcement efforts, and can benefit from the incorporation of State and local efforts.
(7) Individuals prone to violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence span all races, ethnicities, and religious beliefs, and individuals should not be targeted based solely on race, ethnicity, or religion.
(8) Any measure taken to prevent violent radicalization, homegrown terrorism, and ideologically based violence and homegrown terrorism in the United States should not violate the constitutional rights, civil rights, or civil liberties of United States citizens or lawful permanent residents.
(9) Certain governments, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia have significant experience with homegrown terrorism and the United States can benefit from lessons learned by those nations.
The rest can be summarized up easily, they want to make another department called the " Commission " who is exempt from certain Federal Laws, and they'll be able to research, and due some more stuff, if you really want to read up on it, check here. [url]http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-1955[/url]
Underneath SEC. 899C. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENT RADICALIZATION AND IDEOLOGICALLY BASED VIOLENCE.
It's a pretty long read, but rather interesting stuff. Seems our government believes the internet can be linked to " HOMEGROWN TERRORISM, " and much more.
wow that is a useful post. Thank you.
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