2007-12-20 Inherent Powers, Ignoble History Make New Idea Anything But Innocuous

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Date:	2007-12-20
Link:	http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/12/20/5920/
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Topics:	US totalitarianism Homegrown-Terrorism and Extremist Belief Commission 110th US Congress War on Terror lessons from history
Categories:	US totalitarianism Homegrown-Terrorism and Extremist Belief Commission 110th US Congress War on Terror lessons from history

Inherent Powers, Ignoble History Make New Idea Anything But Innocuous

“According to the bill, “homegrown terrorists” can be anyone who “... intimidate(s) or coerce(s) the United States government, the civilian population ... or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social belief,” a definition broad enough to include Americans who organize mass marches on Washington to “coerce” changes in government policy.”