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Laxman

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4. I Susupect....

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Sun Jan 10, 2021, 10:31 AM

Jan 2021

that the reason the Justice Department is calling the terrorist attack on the Capitol "The First Amendment Demonstrations of January 6, 2021" (talk about euphomisms) is to avoid equal application of the law. If not, wouldn't the Patriot Act be in play?

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Epic Elie Mystal: Apply The Laws We Already Have To White People! 'Tastes Just Like Chicken!' [View all] babylonsister Jan 2021 OP

Doesn't everyone with half a brain already know this? ananda Jan 2021 #1

Apparently not... babylonsister Jan 2021 #2

No. NT enough Jan 2021 #3

So why is Biden pushing for new domestic terrorism laws? WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2021 #6

Got me. Why? ananda Jan 2021 #8

Currently the domestic online terrorist groups can't be monitored like the foreign ones. The risk .. uponit7771 Jan 2021 #9

I Susupect.... Laxman Jan 2021 #4

Looks like it's still Barr's Dirt Services instead of DoJ. The 1st Am. does not protect insurrection Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2021 #7

While I agree we need to use the laws we have, the elephant in the US is White Supremacy Violence TigressDem Jan 2021 #5

***WRONG*** We do NOT have laws that allow the monitoring of domestic terrorist groups like the uponit7771 Jan 2021 #10

+1 2naSalit Jan 2021 #11

Don't know much about Garland's record on the bench, DeminPennswoods Jan 2021 #12