New Security Bill Proposes Commission To Monitor Domestic 'Radicalization'

Seattle Times:

Since Sept. 11, the government has poured billions of dollars into homeland security.

Congress, prodded by Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Auburn, and supported by the entire Washington state delegation, is poised to toss another $22 million into the mix. Opponents worry that this bill poses potential threats to civil rights. The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007 passed the House last month 404-6. The six "nays" included an unlikely pair: conservative Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., and liberal presidential candidate Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio.

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Comments

[Ravenlea]

"Instead, Reichert told CQ, the commission also will look at white-power groups, neo-Nazis and other extremists."

Will they look at neocon Republicans? May be it's not such a bad idea after all....

"We have seen the enemy and he is us."

[fearwig]

It just needs some kind of catchy acronymic title... I don't know, the "Homeland Under Attack Commission"?

You know, HUAC for short.

[TWOSHORT]

BlackWater!

[zizyphus]

This is thought police, no doubt. The idiots in Congress can't blow our money fast enough, they have to come up with yet another useless yet dangerous commission.

It hasn't passed the Senate yet, so get on the phone, start those emails. Find out how your House rep voted, and tell them how you feel.

If Americans don't become more active participants in this representative democracy, we won't have one much longer. We should be doing much more than just casting ballots every few years. Spend at least a half-hour a day on your activism, if freedom means anything to you. Otherwise, freedom will be just be dimly remembered part of the mythology of our country, a whispered fragment of our history told to our descendants.

[peterg76]

Thought police - they were bound to come out with that sooner or later.

By the way, "[s]ince Sept. 11, the government has poured billions of dollars into" the Department of Homeland Security, *not* into actual homeland security.

[scooperss]

And the difference between dems and repubs is........­..........­..........­.?

[BushSunkOurShip]

Wonder how much blackwater plays in getting these votes for Bush's policies.

[NeoConDeath]

Another day at the office for the Neocon "Reich"ert types.

[GrouchoMarxist]

So they're going to monitor the Bushbots?

[JackTheBearTexas]

Quote from the article -

"Instead, Reichert told CQ, the commission also will look at white-power groups, neo-Nazis and other extremists."

I am relieved - they will be going after the white power group aka Project for New American Century.......Go get em

[JackTheBearTexas]

The government has gone criminal and to preserve its empire of tyranny, it must circle the wagons and spy on those who would try to restore Constitutional government. bush and his crime family will go down in history as leading America down the reincarnated path of fascism...­.....after all, the bush's have always supported tyranny!

[wmbear]

IF YOU DON'T THINK THEY'RE WAITING TO USE THIS ON YOU...

Think again. Talk about your "slippery slope." This bill is worse than a California mudslide. The neocons are getting clever, oh so clever, at slipping shit like this past even a lot of progressive Democrats (who evidently had their heads WAY up their asses on this one....)

[fourex]

Rep. Dave Reichert, as a Seattle area Sheriff was involved with violent police attacks on innocent WTO protesters and people just walking home.

If Reichert is writing the bill, I guarantee its intent is to curb free speech.

[cwilsondrum]

all I can say is I'll be singin bomb ba bomb bomb ba bomb ba bomb bomb on the phone. how assinine. more from the people who bring us . shopping mall terror,spy on thy neighbor. the only ones that need watching are the bozos leading this charge . we are heading for "V for Vendetta" territory hope everyone one who voted for these assholes is happy. they're gonna be lookin at you too

[getoffmedz]

Has anyone other than Congress actually read this act?

Holy shit!