Is freedon of speech about to be ripped away from you?

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Senate Bill 1959 to Criminalize Thoughts, Blogs, Books and Free Speech Across America

by Mike Adams

The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government agency (including the FDA). The law has already passed the House on a traitorous vote of 405 to 6, and it is now being considered in the Senate where a vote is imminent.

All over the internet, intelligent people who care about freedom are speaking out against this extremely dangerous law: Philip Giraldi at the Huffington Post, Declan McCullagh at CNET's News.com, Kathryn Smith at OpEdNews.com, and of course Alex Jones at PrisonPlanet.com

This bill is the beginning of the end of Free Speech in Ame

If it passes, all the information sources you know and trust could be shut down and their authors imprisoned. NewsTarget could be taken offline and I could be arrested as a "terrorist." Jeff Rense at www.Rense.com could be labeled a "terrorist" and arrested. Byron Richards, Len Horowitz, Paul Craig Roberts, Greg Palast, Ron Paul and even Al Gore could all be arrested, silenced and incarcerated. This is not an exaggeration. It is a literal reading of the law, which you can check yourself here: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc110/h1955_rfs.xml

The bill states:

‘...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...

Note that this means the "planned use of force to promote a political or social belief" would be considered an act of terrorism. This all hinges on the definition of "force," of course. Based on the loose use of logic

in Washington these days, and the slippery interpretation of the meaning of words, "force" could mean:

• A grassroots campaign to barrage Congress with faxes
• A non-violent street protest
• A letter-writing campaign that deluges the Senate with too much mail
• A sit-in protest that blocks access to a business or organization
• A grassroots e-mail campaign that overloads the e-mail servers of any government department or agency

You get the idea. "Force" could be defined as practically anything. And since the "planned use of force" would be considered a criminal act of terrorism, anyone who simply thinks about a grassroots action campaign would be engaged in terrorist acts.

If you stopped someone on the street and handed them a Bible, for example, this could be considered an act of terrorism ("...use of force to promote the individual's religious beliefs...")

If you sent a barrage of angry letters to Washington about global warming and the destruction of the environment

by the U.S. military, this could also be considered an act of terrorism ("...to promote the individual's political beliefs...")

If you believe in same-sex marriage and you wrote a letter threatning a sit-in protest in front of your state's capitol building, this could also be considered an act of terrorism, even if you never carried it out! ("...planned use of force to promote a social belief...")

The United States is on the fast track to fascism, and the Congress is working right alongside this nation's traitorous leaders to criminalize any thoughts, words or speeches that disagree with current government policies regarding war, terrorism, domestic surveillance and civil liberties.

Simply speaking out against the war on Iraq could soon be labeled a crime. Merely thinking thoughts against the war on Iraq could be considered a criminal act.

1) Make sure you know the names of your Senators.
2) Call the U.S. Senate switchboard using one of the numbers above.
3) Ask to spe

3) Ask to speak to the offices of your Senators.
4) Tell them you are strongly opposed to S. 1959, the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act
5) Ask for their fax number.
6) Follow up your phone call with a written, signed letter that you fax to your Senators.

Stopping this bill from becoming law is the single most important thing all Americans can do right now. If this becomes law, all free speech about health freedom, the crimes of the FDA, the crimes of the Bush Administration, America's role in global warming and any other topics could all be criminalized. YOU could be labeled a terrorist, kidnapped by government thugs, taken from your home, thrown in a secret prison, denied access to legal representation, denied due process and essentially "disappeared" into a system of such corruption and evil that it now begins to blatantly mirror Nazi Germany.

Think it couldn't happen here? It's happening right now! This is exactly how it happened in Nazi Germa

First, burn the Reichstag and blame it on the "enemy." Pass new police state laws. Disarm the people. Spread fear. Erect secret prisons and secret police. Call anyone who disagrees with you a "traitor." Control the mainstream media. Sound familiar? This is all happening right now in the United States of Amerika, and if we don't work to stop it, this nation will rapidly devolve into a fascist police state where no one is truly free.

We are but a few small steps away from it right now. All it would take is one dirty bomb in a major U.S. city. Bush would declare Martial Law and take over the National Guard. Troops on the streets. Anyone who writes a blog against the government would be arrested. Authors of "alternative" books would be kidnapped and have their books burned on the street. It could all happen at the stroke of a pen. The infrastructure for tyranny is in place right now, just waiting to be invoked.



Our best weapons: Non-violent protest and speaking the truth


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How can we fight back against this onslaught of tyranny? We must use what remaining free speech freedoms we have right now to alert our fellow citizens to what's happening. We must rise up and tell the truth while urging our representatives in Washington to resist the temptation to vote for more "anti-terrorism" legislation that only works to enslave the American people.

We must use our phones, faxes, emails and blogs to rally our friends, family members and anyone who will listen to oppose these police state laws, and we must organize mass (peaceful) protests against this government that is attempting to marginalize the rights and freedoms of our People.

We must not be lulled into a sense of false security by the purveyors of hatred and fear -- the Sean Hannitys, Rush Limbaughs and Bill O'Reillys of the world. Instead, we must listen to the voices of freedom. In terms of the upcoming election for U.S. President, there is only one candidate that actually believes in freedom:

That's why he's the only real choice for our next President. Can you imagine what Hillary Clinton would do with the police state powers that Bush has now created? That's the danger of all laws that centralize power in Washington: It's not necessarily what today's President will do with them, but what some future President will do with them.

That's why it's never good enough to say, "Well, we intend to only apply these laws to terrorists and not to U.S. citizens at home." That may be the intention right NOW, but virtually all such laws creep into areas of enforcement for which they were never intended. Just look at the application of RICO laws which were originally designed to fight organized crime operations but are now applied to virtually anyone (and yet they are never applied to Big Pharma, which operates almost exactly like organized crime!). All these anti-terrorism laws run the danger of expanding in enforcement to the point where they are applied against the People of this co

At first, it's only illegal for "terrorists" to think thought crimes, but before long, it's illegal for anyone to think those same thoughts. That when the domestic arrests of authors, journalists, bloggers and thought leaders will kick off, and the country will plunge itself into outright tyrannical fascism.

Again, we're on the track right now. This is happening, folks. You're LIVING through an amazing chapter of history right now. You're actually witnessing the downfall of a free nation and the rise of a superpower fascist state. You're actually part of it.

When it's all over, will you look back and realize you did nothing? Or will you now take a stand against tyranny and oppose these dangerous laws and lawmakers who threaten the Constitutional freedoms of you and your children?



http://www.newstarget.com/z022308.html

Still not convinced? watch the movie and see if your belief system if kaka or not.

Oops this movie;
http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2007/11/18/interview-naomi-wolf-the-end-of-america-video/#comment-24057

Answer 1

I don't believe a word of it.

Vote for Rudy!

Answer 2

Beardog
Just letting you know, it's not the urban legend you were hoping for.
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-1955

Jason
You want to know where it mentioned the freedom of speech threat...
How about this
"(3) HOMEGROWN TERRORISM- The term `homegrown terrorism' means the use, PLANNED USE, 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."

This bill seems, by it's wording, to concentrate on the THOUGHTS, not necessarily the actions, of people and groups. THAT is where the free speech aspect comes in.
Remember this... An 'extremist belief system' can be whatever anyone on the commission that would be created for this says it is. Back in the 60s, civil rights leaders and Vietnam War protesters were considered radicals. They weren't committing violence but they were considered radicals because of their belief system

Answer 3

the majority of bills never make it out of commitee.. it's been INTRODUCED... it's not even been scheduled for debate yet.. and probably wont. it has nothing to do with the Bush administration.. it's sponsored by susan collins and norm coleman... two reps that just want to get their name out there.. quit trying to spout a bunch of unfounded garbage that you know nothing about...

and you point out EXACTLY what in this bill actually takes away free speech.. i doubt you even read the whole thing.

ANYTHING can be interpreted in a bad way and have a bad spin put on it... this bill, is worded in such a way that people like you can read it and turn it into a bad thing. "force" means what it means when you read it.. in the bill, the term is used loosely in some instances for a reason... just like our constitution.. the laws are written loosely so that a broader spectrum can be covered.. especially in a case where the current laws don't cover something that the writers didn't forsee...

Answer 4

Don't expect many here to even know what you are talking about. If it isn't sports or sex no one gives a ****. I am fed up with most of the answers you get when you try to educate the masses. I know all about this bill and I am ready to hit the streets and lock arms with my brothers and sisters and resist the pigs in Washington. It has gone far enough and it is time for civil disorder to begin. So like arrest me *****!

Answer 5

I looked at the websites and concluded it is the thoughts of crazed and paranoid free thinkers.
Of course from the far far left.
Some of the articles on the websites alone are enough to make you wonder where is the sanity? Alex Jones? C'mon.

Answer 6

If the Dem's have their way and especially if Hillary gets elected.

Answer 7

Yea, I think the corrupt of the world want to destroy America. Truly living our rightful way sets a good example for the rest of the world. They can't allow that and maintain corrupt control over the world. They have been chipping away at us for years. 9/11 gave them the excuse for the coup de grace to our freedom.

Answer 8

Never heard of it, but what has me curious is why the Democratic majority house would so overwhelmingly vote for a measure that grants so much power to the opposition executive branch? It just doesn't seem very likely. This sounds like an urban legend to me.

Answer 9

Well the day people who wanted to pursue using emails and IMs as evidence in court I knew it would lead to this kind of thing.

Ironically who was it that pursued that... remember those after mark foley... remember that email system of Rove they were after?

Answer 10

The thought police are coming.

Orwell did a good job predicting the decline of freedom.