Noted that the name of the Bill "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007" is scary but when I read further...maybe not so scary. We all need to do our homework...and I will be the first to admit that I DON'T understand all the possible implications of this bill and so cannot reliably comment as to whether this is the "EMERGENCY" that has been called for on this blog. I think we need to be mindful as opposed to possibly alarmist in these matters. I recommend that concerned people write to their reps and inquire as to the implications and possible loopholes in such a bill.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=main&bill=h110-1955

The above link has an "Overview", "summary", "speeches" and "others" tabs which all open up to more information regarding this specific bill.

Jane Harman sponsored the bill. She is a Dem and I noted that mostly DEMs supported this bill.

SPONSOR:
Rep. Jane Harman [D-CA]
State: California, District 36
Party: Democrat
Birthday: Jun 28, 1945 / 62 years old
Religion: Jewish

http://www.house.gov/harman/
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Cosponsors [as of 2007-10-24]
Rep. Christopher Carney [D-PA]
Del. Donna Christensen [D-VI]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]
Rep. Norman Dicks [D-WA]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]
Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]
Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]
Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Dave Reichert [R-WA]
Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]

AN EXCERPT:

H.R. 1955, the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007, protects the civil rights and civil liberties of Americans and lawful permanent residents, while providing solutions for preventing future violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism.

The act creates a national commission to examine the cases of violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism. The commission will be tasked with proposing concrete recommendations and legislative strategies for mitigating these types of domestically nurtured threats.

The act also establishes Centers for Excellence for the Prevention of Radicalization that will study the social, criminal, political, psychological, and economic roots of the problem. Additionally, it will provide Homeland Security officials across the government with suggestions for preventing future radicalization and homegrown terrorism. It requires our Homeland Security officials to thoroughly examine the experiences of other nations that have experienced homegrown terrorism so that our government can learn from those experiences. I look forward to the passage of this vital piece of legislation and others that will make this Nation even more safe.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-h20071023-31&bill=h110...

You are being an irrational fear-monger of the first order and worst kind.

I quit believing anything printed in Newsweek years ago when I saw how they completely skewed their "reporting" on the Animal Rights Movement, using near-truths, untruths, outright lies of commission and omission, spin, and the like, about stuff I knew to be incorrect.

And If they are doing it there, about that, they are doing it everywhere, about everything.

Not to mention you are falling into "their" trap.

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