Opposition Is Terrorism (And Racism)
Rep. Alcee Hastings – y’know, the impeached former federal judge who even fellow Democrats (except Nancy Pelosi) couldn’t stomach as the mooted chairman of the House Intelligence Committee – has already secured his place in the annals of History’s Most Stupid People through this intelligence-obliterating statement.
But, proving once more that the combination of stupidity and ambition should never be underestimated, Hastings is now going one better, proposing an amendment to the defense authorization bill that gives Attorney General Eric Holder sole discretion to label groups that oppose government policy on guns, abortion, immigration, states’ rights, or a host of other issues as terrorists!
Yeah!
If this seems familiar, that’s because Janet Napolitano’s DHS had previously proposed virtually the same thing.
Hastings, though, takes the concept one step further with another bill (HR 645) authorizing $360 million in 2009 and 2010 to set up “not fewer than six national emergency centers on military installations.” Said centers could be used for “a large number of individuals affected by an emergency or major disaster.”
But the bill also states that the Secretary of Homeland Security can use the camps “to meet other appropriate needs.”
Such as detaining those (conservatives) whom Holder has determined are domestic terrorists, possibly?
Gross, gross stupidity of this kind should invalidate one’s ability to vote, get elected and even drive.
July 10th, 2009 at 16:53
Just awesome. Once you can lump people together and label them, it’s easy to know who the enemy is.
July 10th, 2009 at 18:16
I wonder why I’m not surprised about this.
It’s only a short step until criticising The One will be classified as a hate crime. (It’s already considered racist.)