Will Grigg's Liberty Minute

October 30, 2007

A measure passed by the House of Representatives on October 23 calls for the creation of a federal Commission to combat what the measure calls ?violent radicalization and homegrown terrorism.?

The Commission would examine possible restrictions on the Internet, as well as laws used in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom to criminalize some forms of political activism and speech.

Although marketed as a way of dealing with radical Muslim groups, the Commission would have a broader and more troubling mandate. All movements promoting ?extremist belief systems? would come under scrutiny.

The term ?extremist? refers to those whose views fall outside the established bi-partisan consensus.
This could include activists seeking an end to abortion, US withdrawal from the United Nations, the abolition of the income tax, or other worthy objectives not favored by the Beltway cognoscenti. Previous efforts to define domestic terrorism have focused unwarranted attention on such peaceful, principled activists.

Useless at best, dangerous at worst, the Domestic Terrorism Commission has no reason to exist.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.