2012 May 23 |
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— Comment #90327 by Michael Merritt and replies
U.S. Homeland Security Issues Report on “Rightwing Extremists”
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  1. Michael Merritt
    Michael van der Galien :

    I just re-read it all (and read moe lane’s piece) and fell over this tidbit: “those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority,”

    That means everybody who espouses a federalist position, as Moe correctly points out.

    That’s a problem: basically every traditional conservative and libertarian is now considered “an extremist.” Hell, the founding fathers are “rightwingers” now.

    Knew you'd get there eventually. Surprised you missed it the first time! I am in agreement that the government has a right to look into groups that may pose a danger. However, it was very poorly written in some areas and clearly not reviewed well enough before released, or that paragraph would never have made it out the door.
    c3 :

    Maybe its just that I’m still pondering the history lessons learned after reading “The Looming Tower”.

    Sounds like an addition to my list of books to read.