Calling All Fellow Patriots ***

what is is

Done! I emailed Sen. Boxer.

there are some calls for the right thing to be done. Cindy Sheehan is running against Nancy Pelosi for her congressional seat---funny how the media darling of last year isn't making news on the MSM for this, isn't it? Anyway, she is asking (challenging) Pelosi to do her DUTY and begin proceedings, and has amassed some considerable support. She has a campaign website up, but I can't think of the name just now...

Congressman Robert Wexler is asking for hearings for the right thing to be done, as well (can you tell I'm reticent to say just what that is? Can anyone say "police state"? haha)

It is high time that good people do SOMETHING to right this wrong being perpetuated on the American people....I'm encouraged, at least.

...but you can't uphold the Constitution AND follow this bill simultaneously.

The 1st Amendment says that Congress shall make no law respecting religion.

H.R. 1955/S. 1959 targets ideological-based violence at the religious level. The bill targets Islam ("organized crime, Islam and other world religions..."), but Islam is not the problem. The problem is with a few people who happen to follow the Muslim religion.

Now, the trend can be seen with Giuliani, McCain, Bush and Cheney (and others) that the U.S. must target and eradicate Islamofascism. In Giuliani's ad prior to ending his campaign, he called Iraq a "nation perverted." So, now the entire nation...every single citizen living in it... is an Islamofascist terrorist, and McCain is willing to spend the next 100 years eradicating all of them.

But, there are Muslims in the U.S., which this bill clearly identifies...

SEC. 899B. FINDINGS.

`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.

and

(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.

So, this bill promotes religious Intolerance by the federal government AND seeks to monitor and censor all internet traffic.

So, yes. This bill will definitely change the internet as we know it. The sad thing is, a very large portion of this bill is designed to tackle and monitor the psyche of the individual.

The major questions to ask are:
1. How are they going to deem what internet information can/will/may/did cause homegrown terrorism?
2. How will they try to predict how each person reacts to a source of information?
3. If someone performs a search for "Islam," will that person be labeled a homegrown terrorist?
4. The media doesn't present all the news of the world, whether due to time limits or by governmental design, so will this law actually censor out all information regarding the Middle East from entering the U.S. via internet, and if not, how accurate/intact/whole will that information be?
5. Is the federal government trying to implement the Chinese standard of censoring everything?
6. Will the federal government eventually claim "islamofascist terrorists are posing as Christians, therefore all Christians are now suspect and must be monitored?"

Now...

(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.

How is it even possible to pre-determine, accurately, how one will react to any source of information? Like a Breathalyzer attached to the car of a repeating DWI offender, will we have to wear brain-scanning equipment in order to use the internet? Tough questions!

So, Harman suggested that Universities help with this area. This is noted by the words "local efforts," in conjunction with SEC. 899C. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENT RADICALIZATION AND IDEOLOGICALLY BASED VIOLENCE.

(2) Build upon and bring together the work of other entities and avoid unnecessary duplication, by reviewing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of--

`(A) the Center of Excellence [a university-based research facility] established or designated under section 899D, and other academic work, as appropriate;

In other words, give grant money to Universities to do their own private research, in whatever direction they want to do it in, to find out how to identify, monitor and prevent (by possibly jailing an individual with what charge? and how will that be defended in court?) to *prevent* a POSSIBLE homegrown terroristic activity.

Obviously I could go on and on about this bill. But the major concern you brought up is that one would be protected by the Constitution.

Well...Habeas Corpus is not a guarantee anymore for people charged with anything related to terrorism or possible terrorism or links to terrorism (web links?). So, this bill really provides NO protection for anyone charged with any crime (if you could call any of these charges a crime).

Piece by Piece their Legislation is getting passed - Soon every citizen will hear these frightening words - ' Papers Please'

&

The National ID Card -..is another step towards a communist/socialist society here in our grand country the United States! This ID will make it so that we can not open a bank account...enter a government building(even the post office) it would be an automatic jail-able offense if one is caught driving without THE ID CARD Also the Canadian and Mexican governments will have access to all of our information thanks to this act!

Remember These : Now Largely GONE!!!

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

I Choose to stand & Fight & I strongly urge others to do likewise & by fighting I mean Contact Your Elected Officials!

"Those who sacrifice freedom for security do not have nor deserve either".

Which state? I want to move there.

Many innocent situations could be labeled Home Grown Terrorism -

Asking questions & demanding answers from one's Government on the Subjects of the War for Oil - or Health Care etc. at a rally could easily get one 'Listed' - Asking questions of a sensitive nature online. Do some research & be enlighten. I have nothing against a strong Terrorism Bill, just not one that also takes away our precious & dwindling Civil Liberties

Home Land Security is ready to become much much more involved in our everyday lives. They just need a few more pieces of legislation to pass