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Dept. of Homeland Security flirting with totalitarianism
American Thinker ^ | 24 Mar, 2021 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 03/24/2021 4:51:25 AM PDT by MtnClimber

If the DHS bureaucrats apply the label "domestic extremist" to you, kiss your right to travel good-bye.

Now that the Department of Justice and FBI are using the 1/6/21 Capitol incursion to demonize all who attended the massive rally that day, imputing “insurrection,” “white supremacy,” and “extremism” to them, massive political repression may be coming. Consider this from Politico:

The Department of Homeland Security is considering monitoring the travel of domestic extremists and expanding its use of the No Fly List, law enforcement sources told POLITICO.

The discussions are part of the Biden administration’s strategy of treating domestic terror as a national security threat, and not just a law enforcement problem. They're also part of broader conversations in government about how to use tools developed for the Global War on Terror to combat domestic extremism. And, if past is prologue, the approach could prove politically contentious.

Don't forget that the head of the DHS, Alejandro Mayorkas, has shown himself to be a willing liar in service to the powers running the Biden regime.

The No Fly List is an arbitrary means of denying the right to travel long distances quickly to anyone. While it can be challenged in court, be prepared to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in attorneys’ fees and wait years for the appeals process to work. In the meantime, forget about organizing a national political movement, starting a new business, attending distant weddings or funerals, or otherwise living life to its fullest in “the land of the free.”

Who is a “domestic extremist”? Plenty of Democrats think anyone who expresses support for Trump or even Rick DeSantis qualifies, especially if they are Caucasian. DHS bureaucrats get to apply that label to anyone they want.

The Deep State is already hashing out its plans:

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: bidensfault; capitol; communism; dhs; dissident; insurrection; obamasfault; policestate; tyranny

1 posted on 03/24/2021 4:51:25 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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Sundance at The Last Refuge comments:

As we have seen from the factual example of the January 6th DC protest rally, if you attend an event labeled as ‘extremist’ by a 20-something ideologue with access inside the system, you may find yourself on a “no-fly” list.

Expand your thinking to what was initiated with the COVID model for “contact tracing” and you can quickly see how physical proximity to a rogue dissident, a person with wrong thoughts – aka a domestic extremist, can result in you being labeled along with that dissident…. and you are on the list. Then overlay the efforts of Big Tech to assist the administrative state with an electronic trail of your habits, contacts, phone calls, text messages and internet patterns…. and you are on the list.

Remind yourself what FBI “contractors’ with access to the NSA database already did in their quest for political opposition research and surveillance {Go Deep}. Then overlay all of the above and you get an alarming picture that is not something to dispatch. This is a very serious matter in a nation that prides itself on freedom and liberty.

2 posted on 03/24/2021 4:52:06 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

Meanwhile real islamic terrorists and mexican narcoterrorists are crossing our southern border and being cut loose by dhs


3 posted on 03/24/2021 4:57:57 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: MtnClimber

Another gift from W


4 posted on 03/24/2021 5:03:10 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: a fool in paradise

And being allowed to purchase weapons... even when under investigation.


5 posted on 03/24/2021 5:04:02 AM PDT by Skywise
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To: MtnClimber

Bump


6 posted on 03/24/2021 5:04:10 AM PDT by lowbridge
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To: Skywise

We said it at the time and were shouted down by those on “our” side.

Well... Here we are.


7 posted on 03/24/2021 5:05:21 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: MtnClimber

“Who is a “domestic extremist”? Plenty of Democrats think anyone who expresses support for Trump or even Rick DeSantis qualifies”

In other words, White Supreemists. I’m not sure just who Rick DeSantis is. Is he related to Ron DeSantis?


8 posted on 03/24/2021 5:12:05 AM PDT by cdcdawg (Biden is a potato)
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To: MtnClimber

SO DHS is becoming the US Gestapo.

Tell me, how we get our country back. Is is even possible?


9 posted on 03/24/2021 5:21:19 AM PDT by I want the USA back (The nation is in the grips of incurable hysterical insanity, as usual.)
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To: cdcdawg

Jim Thompson’s cousin.


10 posted on 03/24/2021 5:28:43 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: MtnClimber

Socialism may be established by force, as in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—or by vote, as in Nazi (National Socialist) Germany. The degree of socialization may be total, as in Russia—or partial, as in England. Theoretically, the differences are superficial; practically, they are only a matter of time. The basic principle, in all cases, is the same.

The alleged goals of socialism were: the abolition of poverty, the achievement of general prosperity, progress, peace and human brotherhood. The results have been a terrifying failure—terrifying, that is, if one’s motive is men’s welfare.

Instead of prosperity, socialism has brought economic paralysis and/or collapse to every country that tried it. The degree of socialization has been the degree of disaster. The consequences have varied accordingly.

Ayn Rand


11 posted on 03/24/2021 5:52:26 AM PDT by PGalt (past peak civilization?)
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bump


12 posted on 03/24/2021 5:53:15 AM PDT by foreverfree
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To: FreedomPoster

Placing good people on no fly and other questionable lists will have unintended consequences. Most people still behave because they have some degree of freedom and can go about their lives. Take that away and watch what will start to occur.


13 posted on 03/24/2021 5:53:19 AM PDT by RBW in PA
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To: I want the USA back
"Tell me, how we get our country back. Is it even possible?"

Not sure we can talk about this in polite company anymore.

14 posted on 03/24/2021 5:56:23 AM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: RBW in PA

These fools think we don’t know history. Probably because many don’t know it themselves.


15 posted on 03/24/2021 5:58:12 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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TOTALITARIANS of the world UNITE!

He has erected a Multitude of new Offices, and sent hither Swarms of Officers to harrass our People, and eat out their Substance.

Declaration of Independence


16 posted on 03/24/2021 6:00:48 AM PDT by PGalt (past peak civilization?)
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bump


17 posted on 03/24/2021 6:06:44 AM PDT by foreverfree
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To: MtnClimber

They’re not very bright. Before long, all Republican politicians will be like Trump, Boebert and co., and so will all of the new bureaucrats.


18 posted on 03/24/2021 6:33:57 AM PDT by familyop
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To: familyop

We Can only Hope.


19 posted on 03/24/2021 8:23:38 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (Be Still and Know that I Am God. Rev 19)
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