Notes: Definition of a Terrorist

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NOTES: Definition of a Terrorist

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PATRIOT ACT I

 

HR 3162 RDS

107th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3162

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 24, 2001

 

 

SEC. 802. DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

(a) DOMESTIC TERRORISM DEFINED- Section 2331 of title

18, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by striking `by

assassination or kidnapping' and inserting `by mass

destruction, assassination, or kidnapping';

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking `and';

(3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the

end and inserting `; and'; and

(4) by adding at the end the following:

`(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

`© occur primarily within the territorial

jurisdiction of the United States.'.

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 3077(1) of title 18,

United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

`(1) `act of terrorism' means an act of domestic or

international terrorism as defined in section 2331;

 

 

PATRIOT ACT II

 

SECTION 501 (Expatriation of Terrorists) expands the

Bush administration's " enemy combatant " definition to

all American citizens who " may " have violated any

provision of Section 802 of the first Patriot Act.

(Section 802 is the new definition of domestic

terrorism, and the definition is " any action that

endangers human life that is a violation of any

Federal or State law. " ) Section 501 of the second

Patriot Act directly connects to Section 125 of the

same act. The Justice Department boldly claims that

the incredibly broad Section 802 of the First USA

Patriot Act isn't broad enough and that a new,

unlimited definition of terrorism is needed.

 

Under Section 501 a US citizen engaging in lawful

activities can be grabbed off the street and thrown

into a van never to be seen again. The Justice

Department states that they can do this because the

person " had inferred from conduct " that they were not

a US citizen. Remember Section 802 of the First USA

Patriot Act states that any violation of Federal or

State law can result in the " enemy combatant "

terrorist designation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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