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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11/29/07
Harman, ACLU Exchange Barbs Over Terrorism Commission

“HR 1955 is not about interfering with speech or belief,” Harman said. “The hearing record makes that abundantly clear. Radical speech, as I have said ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
11/29/07
Will HR 1955 be a redefinition of mccarthyism?

by Mari Winn Taylor Groups, like Truthout, are cranking up their appeal to their followers to contact Senators asking them to veto HR 1955, "The Violent ...

Source: Joplin Independent, MO
11/29/07
Rights advocates target domestic terrorism bill in Senate

On the surface, the House-passed bill, HR 1955, may appear innocuous. It would create a commission to examine the causes of violent radicalization, ...

Source: GovExec.com, DC
11/29/07
ACLU Statement on the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown ...

The ACLU has raised multiple concerns with HR 1955 at different points during the last 13 months. We appreciate the steps that have been made to improve the ...

Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME
11/29/07
Internet Blockbuster, Loose Change - Final Cut, Bay Area Premieres

... the Military Commissions Act, Presidential Directive 51, and HR 1955 (the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007). ...

Source: Bay Area Indymedia, CA
11/28/07
Letter Box

Peter Welch regarding his yea vote on HR 1955: The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Act of 2007. This bill is a further extension of Patriot ...

Source: Brattleboro Reformer,  United States
11/28/07
Activist raps vote by Welch

Though it may be hard to determine what the results of HR 1955 might be, said Gilbert, it might actually help to clarify "some of these ideas that people ...

Source: Brattleboro Reformer,  United States
11/28/07
US House Says the Internet is Terrorist Threat

gaybliss writes "The US House of Representatives passed a bill (HR 1955) last month, by a vote of 404 to 6, that defines the Internet as a terrorist tool ...

Source: Knoxville Voice
11/28/07
ACLU Statement on the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown ...

Washington, DC – The ACLU continues to have serious concerns regarding the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 (HR 1955). ...

Source: ACLU (press release), NY
11/27/07
Help stop vaguely worded thought-crime bill that could make this ...

In that email, she bemoaned, “the near-unanimous passage of HR 1955 by the House of Representatives, achieved by suspending the rules of Congress, ...

Source: Knoxville Voice
11/26/07
Bringing the War on Terrorism Home

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 ...

Source: RINF.COM, UK
11/25/07
Kucinich Opposes The Assault on the Freedom of Speech by the Congress

The house of representatives of the Congress, with the exception of six of its members including Representative Kucinich, passed HR 1955 which sole effect ...

Source: The People's Voice, TN
11/24/07
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 ...

Source: Bay Area Indymedia
11/22/07
I'm Thankful For Ron Paul

The House of Representatives on Oct 23, 2007, by an overwhelming margin of 404-6, voted for HR 1955 entitled the "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown ...

Source: Nolan Chart LLC, VA
11/21/07
Big Brother: House passes the "Violent Radicalization and ...

by Ecotopian Yeti by Lee Rogers The US House of Representatives recently passed HR 1955 titled the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention ...

Source: Bay Area Indymedia, CA
11/19/07
Mentes Peligrosas: Confession of an American Thought Criminal

Within the Orwellian construct of HR 1955, I have not decided whether I am a violent radical or a homegrown terrorist. Perhaps the powers that be will deem ...

Source: Political Cortex, NY
11/19/07
Internet Found Guilty of Promoting Terrorism

by Barbara Peterson Page 1 of 2 page(s) According to HR 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, the Internet is guilty ...

Source: History News Network
11/18/07
The Bill Both Birchers and Leftwingers Oppose: For Good Reason

Jane Harman's "Thought Police" bill, HR 1955, passed the House 404-6 late last month and now rests in Sen. Joe Lieberman's Homeland Security Committee. ...

Source: History News Network, WA
11/17/07
Mentes Peligrosas: Confession of an American Thought Criminal

Within the Orwellian construct of HR 1955, I have not decided whether I am a violent radical or a homegrown terrorist. Perhaps the powers that be will deem ...

Source: Atlantic Free Press, Netherlands
11/17/07
Complaints Flood CNN After Beck Smears Ron Paul Supporters As ...

In the current context, this unified assault also dovetails with the advance of HR 1955, entitled the “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism ...

Source: Prison Planet.com
11/17/07
The US Congress Legislates Genocide Of The Mind

HR 1955 as recently passed by the House of Representatives is in effect a Thought Crime Prevention Bill. This action simply stops my mind. ...

Source: uruknet.info, Italy
11/16/07
LAPD cuts mapping from anti-terrorism plan

... before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Oct. 30 in favor of HR 1955, which is currently being debated in the Senate. ...

Source: Daily Trojan Online, CA
11/16/07
Mentes Peligrosas: Confession Of An American Thought Criminal

Within the Orwellian construct of HR 1955, I have not decided whether I am a violent radical or a homegrown terrorist. Perhaps the powers that be will deem ...

Source: CounterCurrents.org, India
11/16/07
"Thought Crime Bill" Could Ensnare Peaceful Activists

The bill is HR 1955: Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 and passed Congress after a bipartisan vote on October 23rd. ...

Source: BostonNOW, MA
11/15/07
It's the thought that counts

Or just HR 1955 for Googling purposes. The bill, if it becomes law, would establish a commission to study and figure out ways to prevent the kind of ...

Source: Sacramento News & Review, CA
11/14/07
Would your personal beliefs brand you a ‘Homegrown’ terrorist?

HR 1955 is, to date, one of the most damning to our constitutional rights. If this gets by the Senate, our freedom of expression will be obliterated”, ...

Source: Xenia Gazette, OH
11/14/07
Confession of an American Thought Criminal

Within the Orwellian construct of HR 1955, I have not decided whether I am a violent radical or a homegrown terrorist. Perhaps the powers that be will deem ...

Source: RINF.COM, UK
11/09/07
Bill's passage would end our democracy

To The Editor: The US House of Representatives recently passed HR 1955, titled the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. ...

Source: BlueRidgeNow.com, NC
11/08/07
Local Subway resturaunts offer student discounts

Barrita closed the Cabinet meeting, telling members about the new bill that passed through the House of Representatives, HR 1955, the Violent Radicalization ...

Source: Talon Marks (subscription), CA
11/08/07
Talking About My Generation

On October 23, the US House of Representatives passed "HR 1955," otherwise known as "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. ...

Source: Lew Rockwell, CA

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