Re: Things I won't tell a burglar

[Jim Yanik <jyanik@xxxxxxxxx>]

"Robert L Bass" <Sales@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:AZudna8w77zLZTrXnZ2dnUVZ_qCdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxx:

> "George" wrote:
>> Robert L Bass wrote:
>>> "HeyBub" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The 16-year old was charged with domestic terrorism...
>>>
>>> Hmm.  What federal law was that?
>>>
>> You may remember the Constitution busting "Patriot Act"? Section 802
>> "domestic terrorism" gives the Feds the wide reaching authority to
>> declare almost anything "domestic terrorism"  which then allows them
>> to investigate.
>
> Yep.  I'm awarte of the so-called "Patriot" Act, which we agree was
> nothing but the Bush administration's way of ignoring things they
> don't like, such as the US Constitution.  The definition of domestic
> terrorism in the act follows:
>
> (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;'.
>
> Reading that I see nothing related to the story posted in this thread,
> which I suspect might be modern urban legend (aka bullshit).
>
>

Funny how OBAMA has decided he's going to KEEP the Patriot Act.
I guess it can't be all that bad after all...

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