you can't be serious ! On Nov 13, 7:53 am, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Harman would be great as DNI or even at CIA. > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 6:46 AM, mike [move on] 532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > wrote: > > > Let's Hope the Rumors About Jane Harman in an Obama Admin Aren't > > Serious > >http://www.alternet.org/rights/106563/ > > The idea that the author of the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown > > Terrorism Prevention Act will work with Obama is a scary > > one. > > According to the local Los Angeles newspaper, The Daily Breeze, > > California Congresswoman, Jane Harman, a blue dog conservative > > Democrat, is up for a high-level intelligence position in the Obama > > administration. The positions being considered are CIA Director, > > Director of National Intelligence, and Secretary of Homeland > > Security. > > If this speculation becomes fact, and Harman is appointed overseer of > > the freedoms of the American people, the people's freedoms are in > > deep > > trouble. Conservative Democrat Harman consistently legislates against > > participatory democracy and against personal freedom. > > > The most egregious example of Harman's disregard for participatory > > democracy is HR 1955 -- the "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown > > Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007" -- a frightening bill she slipped > > in > > the House for passage just over a year ago. HR 1955 is very anti- > > dissent, very anti-freedom and so McCarthy-like in its establishment > > of citizen review Commissions. Fortunately, its Senate clone, S 1959, > > has not yet come up for a vote. Unfortunately, Mrs. Harman was so > > covert when sneaking in "1955" that no citizens could lobby to stop > > it > > in the House. > > > Here is a passage from an article I wrote on "1955" which describes > > Jane Harman's assault on our freedoms:: > > > "On October 23rd [2007], Congress voted to stifle Americans' right to > > dissent when it passed House Resolution 1955, the "Violent > > Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007," > > sponsored by California Congresswoman, Jane Harman. In sanctioning > > the > > ambiguous definitions for "homeland terrorism" contained in this > > bill, > > Congress equated American participatory democracy to American > > "homegrown terror." The First Amendment is under assault: > > H.R. 1955 DEFINITIONS: > > > (1) COMMISSION -- The term 'Commission' means the National Commission > > on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism > > established under section 899C. > > > (2) VIOLENT RADICALIZATION -- The term 'violent radicalization' means > > the process of adopting or promoting an extremist belief system for > > the purpose of facilitating ideologically based violence to advance > > political, religious, or social change. > > > (3) HOMEGROWN TERRORISM -- 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 or any possession of the United States to > > intimidate > > or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of > > the > > United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or > > social objectives. > > > (4) IDEOLOGICALLY BASED VIOLENCE -- The term 'ideologically based > > violence' means the use, planned use, or threatened use of force or > > violence by a group or individual to promote the group or > > individual's > > political, religious, or social beliefs. Despite the ambiguity of the > > language in H.R. 1955, it still passed the House by an overwhelming > > 404 to 6 -- rammed through by Jane Harman, under the guise of > > deterring another American mass murderer like Timothy McVeigh." > > > 12Next page » > > -- > *~@):~{>- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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