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Starry Messenger

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2. I've seen heavy spin over this, so I assume it's pretty nasty.
Mon Dec 19, 2011, 08:47 PM
Dec 2011

I'm not up to speed on the basics of it though. I see the article references the Internal Security Act (The McCarren Act), which had a chilling and destructive effect on left-wing organizations during its day.

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NDAA [View all] TBF Dec 2011 OP
My thoughts? Hell Hath No Fury Dec 2011 #1
I've seen heavy spin over this, so I assume it's pretty nasty. Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #2
ACLU doesn't like it - which is usually enough to worry me. TBF Dec 2011 #3
Nice! Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #4
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