Fascism Today

James Madison, 4th President of the United States, once quipped:

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

With that in mind, check out today's screenshot from BushFlash.com, a popular, yet subversive, New Jersey based, anti-BushCo web site. Something to think about, eh?

H. R. 3162 - aka - The USA PATRIOT ACT
SEC. 802. DEFINITION OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM.

(a) DOMESTIC TERRORISM DEFINED- Section 2331 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

• (1) in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by striking `by assassination or kidnapping' and inserting `by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping';


• (2) in paragraph (3), by striking `and';


• (3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting `; and'; and


• (4) by adding at the end the following:


• `(5) the term `domestic terrorism' means activities that--


• `(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;


• `(B) appear to be intended--


• `(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;


• `(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or


• `(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and


• `(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.'.

(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 3077(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

• `(1) `act of terrorism' means an act of domestic or international terrorism as defined in section 2331;'.

We could be there already... Newt should be so proud!

Olbermann’s Special Comment on Gingrich:
“We fight for liberty by having more liberty and not less”

;-)