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H.R.1955: To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes.

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November 25, 2007 Daily Propaganda

Tonight for a Sunday special is a two part video from Democracy Now! on the recently passed HR 1955 which is shaping up to be an even tougher Patriot Act in the making removing even more of your civil rights in the name of securing the ...

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November 25, 2007 Kucinich Opposes Assault on the Freedom of Speech by Congress

The house of representatives, with the exception of six of its members including Representative Kucinich, passed HR 1955. Here is what it says: "`(3) The Internet has aided in facilitating viollent radicalization, ideologically based ...

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November 25, 2007 Bad Law Makes Outlaws: HR 1955 / S. 1959

"The US government search for "homegrown terrorists" has been in the works for more than a year. ... bill [ HR 1955 ] creates a national commission to 'examine and report upon the facts and causes of violent radicalization, ...

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Source: TRUTH POINT


November 25, 2007 HR 1955 - one more foot in the door?

On November 19th the Baltimore Sun published "Here Come the Thought Police," an excellent description of HR 1955, which sailed through the House with a 404 –6 vote and is expected to be swiftly approved by the Senate. ...

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Source: Thinking Out Loud


November 24, 2007 HR1955 - Thought Crime Assault Bill

Read at "Time Goes By" about why passage of this bill, now having been forwarded to the Senate, is of such concern and must be prevented with its present wording. But it is that wording that should alarm every citizen. ...

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November 24, 2007 Call Your Senators Now -- Or Be Forever Sorry!

HR 1955, called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, was introduced by California Democrat Jane Harmon with 14 co-sponsors. Designed, supposedly "To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other ...

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November 24, 2007 Senate Bill 1959: Are you a terrorist?

Hat Tip Benee. I just got an email from a friend asking me to sign an online petition against HB 1955/S 1959. I never sign these things until I read the actual legislation. In reading Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism ...

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November 24, 2007 Peter Welch signs on to a really bad bill.

Brattlerouser at GMD has the scoop on HR 1955: The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. Yeah, I know, it sounds scary. According to an article in the Baltimore Sun: (The bill) tramples constitutional ...

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Source: Five Before Chaos


November 24, 2007 HR 1955: Bringing the "War on Terrorism" Home

One pressing concern is definitions contained in the bill. For example, “violent radicalization” is defined as “the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence ...

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Source: GNN Headlines


November 24, 2007 We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us!

I mentioned HR 1955, The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism and Prevention Act of 2007 last week in "Random Thoughts" and have been contemplating a post about it but wanted to mull it over a bit first. ...

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Source: Kay's Thinking Cap


November 24, 2007 How much information have you shared with Homeland Security ...

Be careful out there, especially since the US House of Representatives passed the thought crime prevention bill with “HR 1955, titled the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007.

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November 24, 2007 24 November - WordPress PoliSci II +

No it is not 1984, it’s HR 1955. Will this administration(sic) hang on to Power? Senate Bill 1959: Are you a terrorist? A Brit’s take on Islamofascism. We burn while Prime Minister elect Kevin Rudd fiddles ...

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November 24, 2007 HR 1955 - Violent Radicalization...Prevention Act

I know this isn't new news, but my brief searching didn't turn up HR 1955 in the forum. How may one with the power to abuse the following act take part in "unethical" usage of the Act's empowerments? Is any aspect of the above bill ..

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November 23, 2007 TruthNews.us: Did RAND Corporation Pen the Homegrown Terrorism ...

Kurt Nimmo blogs on Jane Harman, HR 1955, and RAND. On Monday, it is time to call your Senators, and at least let their staffers know that you have have concerns about this bill. I want to echo aayers call to action, and note that it is ...

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November 23, 2007 Musings: Homegrown "Terrorism"

But with the US Senate now poised to consider The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 (HR 1955), all kinds of unpopular thought, speech and action now protected by the First Amendment could be at risk. ...

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November 23, 2007 Are Home-Schoolers and Ron Paul Supporters Terrorists? Some ...

I'm sitting in my bedroom office, the day after Thanks Giving enjoying the lovely morning, sun streaming through the blinds, joy in my heart. Catching up on my email, when I read the following about US House bill H-1955 which has ...

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Source: This Geek At Play


November 23, 2007 UPDATE(S) To My Article, 'TYRANNY AND TREASON: T'NT To The ...

(By) passage... of the “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007” (House Resolution HR-1955) on 23 October 2007... the fulfillment of our worst concerns... have now come to fruition (and we now live in a ...

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November 23, 2007 Violent Radicalisation and Homegrown Terrorism Act 2007

Every US citizen needs to take 10 minutes out of their day and watch this video. Ask youself why news of the introduction of this act was buried. You didn’t hear about it on your news programme of choice did you? ...

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Source: Public Accountability Network


November 22, 2007 Stop the Thought Crimes Act

Prevention Act of 2007 (HR 1955), was passed by the House of Representative in a 404-6 vote Oct. 23. (The Senate is currently considering a companion bill, S. 1959.) The act would establish a "National Commission on the prevention of ...

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November 22, 2007 Stop the Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act [VIDEOS]

A two part video concerning the impact that the new Bill, HR 1955, will have on the citizen's rights here in the US The Bill cleared the House easily and now goes before the Senate.

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November 22, 2007 HR 1955: The New Inquisition Against 9/11 Truth

The hearing was chaired by California democrat Jane Harman sponsor of the infamous HR 1955, "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007", and ranking Republican, Rep. Dave Reichert. ...

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November 22, 2007 State Terror: HR 1955 a Weapon of Mass Destruction of Civil Liberties

Wednesday, November 21, 2007 Ministry of Mythinformation Blog Concerning the graduated repression of the Nazi regime, the Reverend Martin Niemoller, in 1945, stated, to the effect: First they came for the Communists, and I didn’t speak ...

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November 22, 2007 (Declaration Of Independence Declared "Terrorism") A lot of ...

A lot of activists have been freaking out about the passage of HR 1955, a bill ostensibly creating a “National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism.” While Congress is long overdue in looking ...

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Source: Human Iterations


November 21, 2007 Stop S. 1959 or lose Internet free speech

S. 1959 is the Senate version of HR 1955. Call your senators Friday, November 23.

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November 21, 2007 US: HR 1955 passes House 406-4

HR 1955 - Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act Sponsor: Jane Harman, D-CA Basically, an amendment to the Homeland Security act. Text of bill: GovTrack: HR 1955: Text of Legislation ...

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November 21, 2007 Bringing the War on Terrorism Home: Congress Considers How to ...

The proposed law, The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 (HR 1955), was passed by the House of Representative in a 404-6 vote Oct. 23. (The Senate is currently considering a companion bill, S. 1959. ...

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November 21, 2007 The RAND Corp: Here, There, Everywhere

Harman, who chairs the House Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, introduced HR 1955 on April 19, 2007. Two weeks prior to this, Brian Michael Jenkins of RAND delivered testimony on “Jihadist ...

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Source: The Indypendent


November 21, 2007 Internet Found Guilty of Promoting Terrorism

According to HR 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, the Internet is guilty of promoting terrorism, and is subject to sentencing by Congressional committee. HR 1955 can be found in its entirety by ...

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November 21, 2007 Be Afraid: "Thought Crime Bill" Passes

I was wandering around in Blogdom and came across an interesting blog called Time Goes By, and found a post about HR 1955, which recently passed the House of Representatives while no one was watching. ...

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Source: Mauigirl's Meanderings


November 21, 2007 Bringing the War on Terrorism Home: Congress Considers How to ...

The proposed law, The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 (HR 1955), was passed by the House of Representative in a 404-6 vote Oct. 23. (The Senate is currently considering a companion bill, S. 1959. ...

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