{"id":4266,"date":"2007-12-18T10:34:31","date_gmt":"2007-12-18T16:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=4266"},"modified":"2019-10-13T12:46:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-13T18:46:57","slug":"internet-thought-control-bill-hr-1955-under-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2007\/12\/internet-thought-control-bill-hr-1955-under-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Thought Control Bill H.R. 1955 Under Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><font size=\"2\"><a class=\"imagelink\"  href=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/silenced_-_istock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/12\/silenced_-_istock.thumbnail.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>by <\/font><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/author\/author3863.html\"><em><font size=\"2\">Michael Collins<\/font><\/em><\/a>, OpEdNews<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Dec. 17, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security posted this document in response to the many criticisms of House Resolution 1955, The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. Part 1 of this series examined the dangers that this bill posed to citizens and political groups using the Internet.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the bill contents and the witnesses called to elaborate on the supposed problem of &#8220;homegrown terrorism,&#8221; it appears that House bill and the Senate look alike (S.1959) pose a significant threat to political expression and free speech, particularly on the Internet (see <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/39mjxo\">Thought Control on the Internet<\/a> and this <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/28x6dg\">collection<\/a> for more detail).<\/p>\n<p>H.R. 1955 passed by a 404-6 margin on Oct 23, 2007. On Nov. 6, 2007, the <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20101205015635\/http:\/\/homeland.house.gov\/about\/subcommittees.asp?subcommittee=11\">Subcommittee<\/a> on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a one hour plus hearing. Witnesses from &#8220;think tanks&#8221; elaborated on the need for the legislation. (<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130131234310\/http:\/\/www.c-spanarchives.org\/library\/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&amp;products_id=202123-1\">Full video<\/a>) Mark Weitzman was highly specific in portraying the Internet as a major source of violent radicalization. He showed slides of Internet web sites; he included some domestic political groups with very high visibility, and defined the threats as net-based communication and proselytizing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opednews.com\/articles\/opedne_michael__071218_internet_thought_con.htm\">(Original Article)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Michael Collins, OpEdNews On Monday, Dec. 17, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security posted this document in response to the many criticisms of House Resolution 1955, The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007. 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