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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs it finally time to have strict and comprehensive anti-domestic terrorism laws in the US?
If not now, when?
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,145 posts)dlk
(11,425 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,145 posts)dlk
(11,425 posts)The organized terrorists from Wednesdays attack will return. They need to be locked up for a very long time.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,145 posts)dubyadiprecession
(5,615 posts)The mayor of 911 is now the 911 of mayors.
Giuliani fosters domestic terrorism.
dlk
(11,425 posts)Hes deteriorating right in front of us.
thucythucy
(7,983 posts)so that it can't be coopted by any future administration to crack down on reasonable, non--violent dissent.
ANY response to this attempted coup, in fact anything passed from here on, has to take into account the possibility for misuse by the GOP or any other authoritarian cult.
I'd hope and expect that the ACLU and other civil liberty groups would be a part of drafting such legislation.
dlk
(11,425 posts)Finding a balance between protecting our liberties and protecting us from authoritarian wannabes and terror attacks is an ongoing challenge. I believe we have what it takes to successfully meet the challenge.
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dlk
(11,425 posts)Trump can try to pardon himself. It cant be done without it making him above the law. He could randomly decide to murder dozens of his perceived enemies and then just pardon himself. I dont see that happening I would like to see the Trump terrorists get more than a slap on the wrist for trespassing.
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dlk
(11,425 posts)They are not the one and done types.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)class of people in all levels of government and among the general population.
dlk
(11,425 posts)With respect to a better class of politician, until dark money and obscene amounts of money in general are removed from the process, we will continue have the same issues. As far as a better class of people, thats a different conversation.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)Princess Turandot
(4,784 posts)(5) the term domestic terrorism means activities that
(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
(B) appear to be intended
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and
(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States
dlk
(11,425 posts)Im surprised the penalties are low in comparison to other criminal penalties
Hotler
(11,353 posts)they're not enforced against white terrorist.