HR 1955 PASSED... and all I got was this lousy trip to Gitmo

[Figisaacnewton]

I am now a domestic terrorist, thanks to congress.

Here's the bill and all information regarding it:

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

The term 'homegrown terrorism' means the use, planned use, or threatened use of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating primarily within the United States ... to intimidate or coerce the United States government, the civillian population of the United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of a political or social objective

Essentially, any political protest made by any one in the US can now be described as terrorism, considering the broad definition one may assign the word 'force'.

See this for a brief overview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wJsovPRTEM

[Harrod200]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

You've won an orange jumpsuit and a holiday in Cuba!

[TexLax]

wow... i must say, that is a bit overboard, goodbye freespeach.

[BloodBane611]

the use, planned use, or threatened use of force or violence

Interpreting "force" as anything broader than actual physical force would almost certainly violate the first amendment. I do not want to be the plaintiff who has to see this struck down by the supreme court. Its apparently quite hard to see them when you're in Guantanamo.

[SiN|ScarFace]

Nothing to see here move along, everything is fine, go back into your homes and turn on the tv.

People are suckers, so easily fooled into stepping off into the abyss.

[dunkellic]

heh and i thought germany tipped it with its six mothn internet&telecommunications data retention (though only when and with whom, no actual data).

anyways, i´m not shure, but can´t you issue kind of a constitutional complaint at the supreme court in the states?
the aforementioned data rentention for example already got "complainted about".
basically, you (anybody with german citizenship) can issue a constitutional complaint in germany (for free) if he feels that his basic rights are harmed or the constitution broken.
if the federal constitutional court, our highest court in germany, accepts it, he will see wether the complaint is justified and indeed the constitution broken and therefore make the law illegal and effectless, or he will say that it´s all right and the constitution is not broken and things go their way.

[Prydain]

Wounded.