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To: freespeechplease
Considering the definition of "terrorist" now includes that in the "Patriot Act," this statement isn't that far off. (Please don't try to confuse the issue by mentioning that the founders didn't have airplanes, nuclear weapons, etc.) I've bolded some sections that I feel could easily have been applied to America's early patriots.

Also, please note that these definitions are not applicable only to foreign nationals, but American citizens, also.

``Sec. 25. Federal terrorism offense defined

``As used in this title, the term `Federal terrorism offense' means an offense that is--

``(1) is calculated to influence or affect the conduct of government by intimidation or coercion; or to retaliate against government conduct; and

``(2) is a violation of, or an attempt or conspiracy to violate- section 32 (relating to destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities), 37 (relating to violence at international airports), 81 (relating to arson within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction), 175, 175b (relating to biological weapons), 229 (relating to chemical weapons), 351(a)-(d) (relating to congressional, cabinet, and Supreme Court assassination and kidnaping), 791 (relating to harboring terrorists), 831 (relating to nuclear materials), 842(m) or (n) (relating to plastic explosives), 844(f) or (i) (relating to arson and bombing of certain property), 930(c), 956 (relating to conspiracy to injure property of a foreign government), 1030(a)(1), 1030(a)(5)(A), or 1030(a)(7) (relating to protection of computers), 1114 (relating to protection of officers and employees of the United States), 1116 (relating to murder or manslaughter of foreign officials, official guests, or internationally protected persons), 1203 (relating to hostage taking), 1361 (relating to injury of Government property or contracts), 1362 (relating to destruction of communication lines, stations, or systems), 1363 (relating to injury to buildings or property within special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States), 1366 (relating to destruction of an energy facility), 1751(a)-(d) (relating to Presidential and Presidential staff assassination and kidnaping), 1992, 2152 (relating to injury of fortifications, harbor defenses, or defensive sea areas), 2155 (relating to destruction of national defense materials, premises, or utilities), 2156 (relating to production of defective national defense materials, premises, or utilities), 2280 (relating to violence against maritime navigation), 2281 (relating to violence against maritime fixed platforms), 2332 (relating to certain homicides and other violence against United States nationals occurring outside of the United States), 2332a (relating to use of weapons of mass destruction), 2332b (relating to acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries), 2339A (relating to providing material support to terrorists), 2339B (relating to providing material support to terrorist organizations), or 2340A (relating to torture);

``(3) section 236 (relating to sabotage of nuclear facilities or fuel) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2284);

``(4) section 601 (relating to disclosure of identities of covert agents) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 421); or

``(5) any of the following provisions of title 49: section 46502 (relating to aircraft piracy), the second sentence of section 46504 (relating to assault on a flight crew with a dangerous weapon), section 46505(b)(3), (relating to explosive or incendiary devices, or endangerment of human life by means of weapons, on aircraft), section 46506 if homicide or attempted homicide is involved, or section 60123(b) (relating to destruction of interstate gas or hazardous liquid pipeline facility) of title 49.''; and

(2) in the table of sections in the beginning of such chapter, by inserting after the item relating to section 24 the following:

``25. Federal terrorism offense defined.''.

(b) Section 2332b(g)(5)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``is a violation'' and all that follows through ``title 49'' and inserting ``is a Federal terrorism offense''.

(c) Section 2331 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in paragraph (1)(B)--

(A) by inserting ``(or to have the effect)'' after ``intended''; and

(B) in clause (iii), by striking ``by assassination or kidnapping'' and inserting ``(or any function thereof) by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping (or threat thereof)'';

(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'';

(3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and

(4) by inserting the following paragraph (4):

``(5) the term `domestic terrorism' means activities that--

``(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State; and

``(B) appear to be intended (or to have the effect)--

``(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;

``(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or

``(iii) to affect the conduct of a government (or any function thereof) by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping (or threat thereof).''.

63 posted on 12/26/2001 10:18:08 AM PST by serinde
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To: serinde
Wow, someone who knows how to post intelligently and actually offer something controversial with some substance to discuss...thank you!
77 posted on 12/26/2001 7:48:01 PM PST by Frances_Marion
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