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5. It's very difficult in the US to ban an association, particularly a political one

Reply to FlatBaroque (Reply #3)

Fri May 22, 2015, 05:42 AM

May 2015

It was ground-breaking when SPLC managed to do it with one KKK chapter. McCarthy could never do it with the ISL or the SPA, though he could hound their members out of public jobs.

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Russia can now legally destroy any organization in Russia on a whim. [View all] DetlefK May 2015 OP

Can we have this for the GOP and Tea Party? Matrosov May 2015 #1

Sad to see how little attention this is getting... Blue_Tires May 2015 #2

Yes because in America, organizations that represent a threat to national security FlatBaroque May 2015 #3

And who makes those decisions? DetlefK May 2015 #4

It's very difficult in the US to ban an association, particularly a political one Recursion May 2015 #5

Thanks for posting this. MBS May 2015 #6