Case was seen as major test of the first amendment and whether the US could use broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters

  • TwilitSky
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    7 days ago

    Whatever side you’re on, this is worrisome. Today it’s Antifa, tomorrow it’s the Tea Party etc.

    Weapons can be repurposed as new parties take power endlessly until finally some sane group of souls has the decency to legislate away malicious prosecutions based on politics.

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      7 days ago

      US has been doing the exact same shit to leftists ever since the founding of USSR, this is not new. Sadly the tea party people have nothing to worry about.

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        6 days ago

        The “tea party” are the people running the country right now.

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        6 days ago

        Yeah if these tools ever get used by leftists civil war will get a whole lot more likely.