Evan Greer, Fast Company- President-elect Joe Biden has already expressed that he supports the
creation of a new domestic terrorism statute. Experts warn that a new
law isn’t needed — acts of terrorism are already illegal. Creating a new
designation would fail to prevent right-wing attacks while threatening
marginalized communities with increased surveillance, prosecution, and
harassment for engaging in First Amendment protected activities. In the
last few years, top Democrats and Republicans have called for billions
of dollars in additional funding for the FBI, and have scuttled attempts
to rein in the phone and internet spying programs enabled by the USA
Patriot Act, which was rushed through Congress faster than lawmakers
could read it in the immediate wake of 9/11
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January 16, 2021
You can't fight fascism by expanding the police state
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