[Stop the Poisons] FREE SPEECH BILL BEFORE THE U.S. SENATE! S 1959

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* * * Stop S 1959 that

Criminalizes Thoughts & Free Speech

 

 

Posted by: " Fernwoods "

Fernwoods

fernwoods7

 

 

 

Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:28 pm (PST)

 

The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a

new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism

Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government

to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security

or any government agency (including the FDA).

This bill is the beginning of the end of Free Speech in America.

The bill states:

‘...ideologically based violence’ means the use, planned use, or

threatened use of force or violence by a group or individual to promote the

group or individual’s political, religious, or social beliefs...

_http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1959_ (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1959)

 

Note that this means the " planned use of force to promote a

political or social belief " would be considered an act of terrorism. This all

hinges on the definition of " force, " of course. Based on the loose use of

logic in Washington these days, and the slippery interpretation of the meaning

of words, " force " could mean:

• A grassroots campaign to barrage Congress with faxes

• A non-violent street protest

• A letter-writing campaign that deluges the Senate with too much • A

sit-in protest that blocks access to a business or organizatio • A

grassroots e-mail campaign that overloads the e-mail servers o government

department or agency

You get the idea. " Force " could be defined as practically

anything. And since the " planned use of force " would be considered a

criminal act of terrorism, anyone who simply thinks about a grassroots action campaign would be

engaged in terrorist acts.

If you stopped someone on the street and handed them a Bible, for

example, this could be considered an act of terrorism ( " ...use of force

to promote the individual's religious beliefs... " )

If you sent a barrage of angry letters to Washington about global

warming and the destruction of the environment by the U.S. military, this

could also be considered an act of terrorism ( " ...to promote the individual's

political beliefs... " )

 

 

Pick up your phone today and contact your US Senator's office to

instruct them to vote " NO " on S.1959. With most, you can leave a message after hours. Click here for your Senators contact info:

_http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm_ (http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm) You can call the Capital Hill Switchboard at these toll free numbers

and ask to be connected or give your zip code to be connected to the correct

office. Messages can be left with many of them, 24 hours a day. 1 (800) 828 - 0498

1 (800) 459 - 1887

1 (800) 614 - 2803

Full PDF text if the bill:

_http://tinyurl.com/3a3y2z_

(http://tinyurl.com/3a3y2z) /At 10:14 AM 12/17/07, you wrote:

* * * Stop S 1959 that Criminalizes Thoughts & Free Speech

Posted by: " Fernwoods " Fernwoods fernwoods7

Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:28 pm (PST)

The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new

law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act,

and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to

arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush

Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government

agency (including the FDA).

This bill is the beginning of the end of Free Speech in America.

The bill states:

‘...ideologically based violence’ means the use, planned use, or threatened

use of force or violence by a group or individual to promote the group or

individual’s political, religious, or social beliefs...

_http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1959_

(http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-1959)

Note that this means the " planned use of force to promote a political or

social belief " would be considered an act of terrorism. This all hinges on the

definition of " force, " of course. Based on the loose use of logic in

Washington these days, and the slippery interpretation of the meaning of words,

" force " could mean:

• A grassroots campaign to barrage Congress with faxes

• A non-violent street protest

• A letter-writing campaign that deluges the Senate with too much • A sit-in protest that blocks access to a business or organizatio • A grassroots e-mail campaign that overloads the e-mail servers o government department or agency

You get the idea. " Force " could be defined as practically anything. And

since the " planned use of force " would be considered a criminal act of terrorism,

anyone who simply thinks about a grassroots action campaign would be engaged

in terrorist acts.

If you stopped someone on the street and handed them a Bible, for example,

this could be considered an act of terrorism ( " ...use of force to promote the

individual's religious beliefs... " )

If you sent a barrage of angry letters to Washington about global warming

and the destruction of the environment by the U.S. military, this could also be

considered an act of terrorism ( " ...to promote the individual's political

beliefs... " )

 

Pick up your phone today and contact your US Senator's office to instruct

them to vote " NO " on S.1959.

With most, you can leave a message after hours.

Click here for your Senators contact info:

_http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm_

(http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm)

You can call the Capital Hill Switchboard at these toll free numbers and ask

to be connected or give your zip code to be connected to the correct office.

Messages can be left with many of them, 24 hours a day.

1 (800) 828 - 0498

1 (800) 459 - 1887

1 (800) 614 - 2803

Full PDF text if the bill:

_http://tinyurl.com/3a3y2z_ (http://tinyurl.com/3a3y2z)

 

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