H.R.1955 - Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007

To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)

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  • Short: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 as reported to house.
  • Short: Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Official: To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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12/24/07
The Dangers of the “Thought Crimes” Bill -- Interview with Law ...

... the US House of Representatives passed a bill called the “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007” (HR 1955). ...

Source: Bay Area Indymedia, CA
12/23/07
Controversial writer kicks off JC literary salon 'Beauty Myth ...

Actually, it is HR 1955 that she was referring to, which is also known as The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. ...

Source: Hudson Reporter, NJ
12/23/07
America: A Police State Under the Christmas Tree

From HR 1955 and other post-9/11 laws, authorities now have the same power to target anti-war protesters or anyone expressing views this Act alone calls ...

Source: Pacific Free Press, Canada
12/23/07
Rule by Fear or Rule by Law?

Her Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 (HR 1955), which recently passed the House by the lopsided vote of 404-6, ...

Source: The Daily Scare, OH
12/22/07
McKinney, Green Party and the Reconstruction Movement Represent ...

They think, and this thinking is not under threat of criminalization by HR 1955 or S1959 Violent Radicalization and Homeland Terrorism Bill, ...

Source: Bay Area Indymedia, CA
12/21/07
Season of fear seems never-ending

Brian Baird, D-Vancouver, voted for the House version, HR 1955.) But Rep. Kucinich, the most liberal of the presidential candidates, was one of the six that ...

Source: The Columbian, WA
12/20/07
Inherent powers, ignoble history make new idea anything but innocuous

Under media radar, the Democrat-sponsored "Prevention of Violent Radicalism and Homegrown Terrorism" bill (HR 1955) passed the House at the end of October ...

Source: Pioneer Press, MN
12/20/07
A STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN TO STOP S. 1959 FROM PASSING INTO LAW ...

Payne were all at a house party where a friend of mine attended, who responded to the concern about S. 1959/HR 1955 by saying things like “oh, ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA
12/20/07
Rule by Fear or Rule by Law?

Her Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 (HR 1955), which recently passed the House by the lopsided vote of 404-6, ...

Source: Santa Monica Mirror, CA
12/20/07
Complicity in the Use of Torture

... who wrote HR 1955 (now S1959), the "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007" to put a cap on, and to label as criminal, ...

Source: The Baltimore Chronicle, MD
12/20/07
MAXINE & TED - Don't Call Us If You Call Us Terrorists!

Despite the ambiguity of the language in HR 1955, it still passed the House by an overwhelming 404 to 6 - rammed through by Jane Harman, under the guise of ...

Source: Atlantic Free Press, Netherlands
12/19/07
Comrade George Jackson Warned Us

HR 1955, "The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act" passed overwhelmingly in the House of Representative on October 23, 2007. ...

Source: Black Agenda Report, NJ
12/19/07
Maxine & Ted -- Don't Call Us If You Call Us Terrorists!

Despite the ambiguity of the language in HR 1955, it still passed the House by an overwhelming 404 to 6 -- rammed through by Jane Harman, under the guise of ...

Source: Huffington Post, NY
12/18/07
Congress Brings You... Thought Control on the Internet

We're told that House Resolution 1955 (HR 1955) will be an essential tool enabling law enforcement to peg the sources of "homegrown terrorism" on the ...

Source: OpEdNews
12/18/07
SF 9/11 Truth Tea Party Dumps Tyranny!

Dylan Avery and Jason Bermas, two of the filmmakers who created the Internet blockbuster film "Loose Change" discussed the recently passed HR 1955: The ...

Source: Bay Area Indymedia, CA
12/18/07
OPPOSE CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION THAT ABRIDGES SPEECH AND THE ...

Your letter states, "The bill (HR 1955) does not include any new criminal law or penalties pertaining to terrorism or terrorist ideology, ...

Source: OpEdNews
12/18/07
Michael Collins: Thought Control on the Internet

We're told that House Resolution 1955 (HR 1955) will be an essential tool enabling law enforcement to peg the sources of "homegrown terrorism" on the ...

Source: Scoop.co.nz, New Zealand
12/17/07
Congress paves road to hell

This is especially true following its near unanimous passage on Oct. 23 of HR 1955: the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of ...

Source: St. George Daily Spectrum, UT
12/17/07
Ron Paul is the patriot we need

He recently spoke against HR 1955, the "Violent Radicalization & Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act" he said was brought to vote under suspension of regular ...

Source: Mansfield News Journal, OH
12/17/07
Police State America - A Look Back And Ahead

From HR 1955 and other post-9/11 laws, authorities now have the same power to target anti-war protesters or anyone expressing views this Act alone calls ...

Source: The Daily Scare, OH
12/17/07
Police State America

From HR 1955 and other post-9/11 laws, authorities now have the same power to target anti-war protesters or anyone expressing views this Act alone calls ...

Source: CounterPunch, CA
12/16/07
The War OF Terror: Cracking the Government's Secret "Terrorist ...

I am writing to you regarding the bill (HR 1955) which you drafted and introduced to the House, Rep. Harmon and which you Sen. Collins are introducing to ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA
12/16/07
COMPLICITY IN THE USE OF TORTURE

... and Jane Harman that wrote HR 1955 (now S1959) "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007" to put a cap on, to criminally ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA
12/15/07
Obama Supports Homegrown Terrorism Bill

The House version of the bill, HR 1955, passed Oct. 23 by a vote of 404-6 under the “suspension of the rules,” a provision that is available to quickly pass ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA
12/15/07
Complicity In the Use of Torture

... and the Palestine beyond the internationally recognized 1948 and 1967 border between Palestine and Israel; and Jane Harman that wrote HR 1955(now S1959) ...

Source: The People's Voice, TN
12/14/07
POLITICS, STRANGE BEDFELLOWS AND RON PAUL

(HR 1955 & S 1959). After he left the air, she said, “You wouldn’t think we have any thing in common and yet we all do." The language in this bill is so ...

Source: NewsWithViews.com, OR
12/14/07
A rotten new bill

While HR 1955 is supposed to be directed against “terrorism,” its language is so vague and broad that civil liberties activists rightly note that these ...

Source: Workers World
12/14/07
Obama “Undecided” on S. 1959

The House version of the bill, HR 1955, passed Oct. 23 by a vote of 404-6 under the “suspension of the rules,” a provision that is available to quickly pass ...

Source: The Indypendent, NY
12/14/07
Who Can You Believe in the Torture Wars?

Radical: Legislation to create a “National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism” ( HR 1955 ) died a quiet death in ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
12/13/07
Why Should S. 1959 aka the "Thought Crime" Bill Be Exempt from FACA?

This pending legislation recently moved to the Senate, after the House passed it 404-6, as HR 1955. Why should the FAC Act not apply? ...

Source: OpEdNews, PA

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