Should those who condone the corruption and inefficiency of George W. Bush Administration, be labeled co-conspirators?
If they pass HR 1955 (law against “thought crimes”) it’ll be a crime not to condone it. Oh, and by the way, the House of Representatives already passed this bill with a 404-6 vote. http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/30/1340252 .A close reading within an historical context – keeping especially in mind the Patriot Act and the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and Presidential Executive Orders, pursuant to which the government has engaged in massive surveillance of its own citizens, as well as detentions, extraordinary renditions, assassinations, and torture – leads me to the following conclusions: · This is a “Thought Crime” bill of the type so often discussed in an Orwellian context. · It specifically targets the civilian population of the United States. · It defines “Violent Radicalization” as promoting any belief system that the government considers to be extremist. · “Homegrown Terrorism” and “Violent Radicalization” are defined as thought crimes. · Since the bill does n
