I'm talking about H.R. 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. It's also known as the thoughtcrime bill. Please look it up, it's horrifying. They can prosecute you for being anything from being a quaker and not saluting the flag at school to writing letters to your governer to belonging to a small non-profit animal rights group, to posting something on the internet. It's in direct violation of our 14th amendment and our 1st amendment. Since we all get no say in this(it just got passed over to the senate HR passed it 404 to 6), what can a citizen do? only six of our elected officials said no!!!!!!!
2007-11-27 18:56:22 · 5 answers · asked by onepennyshort 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
This bill says nothing of a sort! You need to take a minute and get out of your illogical mind and read it logically. Give us a break with your conspiracy theories that the government is out to get us!
2007-11-27 19:27:49 · answer #1 · answered by Beau 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Every now an then Congress gets real stupid and passes idiot laws like this. Hopefully, the Senate will reject the bill. If not, The President can veto it. If he does not, and the bill is passed. You can count on some affected group to start taking it through the court system to the U.S. Supreme Court. After reading this nonsense law, I have no doubt that the present, conservative court will rule the law unconstitutional.
As to what remedy you have; you campaign to get the fool who voted for this replaced.
2007-11-27 19:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't have standing to challenge a law on the grounds of constitutionality unless you are charged under it.
In any event, you are dramatically misstating the content of the Bill.
It certainly does NOT allow a Quaker to be prosecuted for not saluting the flag, or any of your other horror stories. The actual full text of the bill is linked to below.
Paul... the theory that a law "might" impact you personally does NOT give you standing to challenge it under 1983. You have to actually be personally impacted.
Richard
2007-11-27 19:01:10 · answer #3 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you can do is bring a lawsuit in the Federal district court challenging it's consitutionality. Since it infringes on your civil rights you bring a case under Title 42 USC section 1983 to challenge it as a constituting a violation of your civil rights under Federal law. There are many other remedies available but this one should do it for you .
2007-11-27 19:13:03 · answer #4 · answered by Paul K 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
`SEC. 899F. PROTECTING CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES WHILE PREVENTING IDEOLOGICALLY BASED VIOLENCE AND HOMEGROWN TERRORISM.
`(a) In General- The Department of Homeland Security's efforts to prevent ideologically based violence and homegrown terrorism as described herein shall not violate the constitutional rights, civil rights, or civil liberties of United States citizens or lawful permanent residents.
2007-11-27 23:28:28 · answer #5 · answered by California Street Cop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋