""The House bill would also expand the definition of "providing material support" for terrorists and make it a federal crime for any US citizen to receive "military-type training" from a group designated as a terrorist organization by the US government. "
You ask what the problem might be with this. Well, you may notice that all that is required is that the US government designate a group as a "terrorist organization." Not the Congress. Just the "government."
Now, put in power a party you don't like and use your imagination. What organizations do you belong to? Can you see any point where one of them might be so designated by a party you disagree with?
That's the problem.
You ask what the problem might be with this. Well, you may notice that all that is required is that the US government designate a group as a "terrorist organization." Not the Congress. Just the "government."
And – if “The Government” designates a group you belong to as a “criminal organization”, you would be liable under R.I.C.O.