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To: barnieca
Groups or individuals, operating entirely inside the US, attempting to influence the US government or population to effect political or social change by engaging in criminal activity

ACORN!

11 posted on 03/09/2009 9:40:18 PM PDT by LouD
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To: LouD

Note the slide from simply being a criminal to now being a terrorist if one is engaged in criminal activity AND attempting to influence the US Government or population to effect political or social change.

In other words, any politically motivated person, who happens to have triggered a criminal charge, is automatically categorized as a terrorist.

So if you peacefully hold a placard at a parade, but are parked too close to a fire hydrant, federal terrorism charges may be levied against you.

Common sensically, most of the groups on the card would qualify as not being law abiding and better categorized as criminal. IMHO, I see no reason to distort criminal behavior as being terrorism when it fails to promote terror.


22 posted on 03/09/2009 9:50:20 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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