{"id":125480,"date":"2019-07-19T18:47:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T22:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=125480"},"modified":"2019-07-19T18:47:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T22:47:49","slug":"its-official-antifa-is-a-domestic-terrorist-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=125480","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Official: Antifa is a &#8216;Domestic Terrorist Organization&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Senate Bill Would &#8216;Properly Identify&#8217; Antifa As &#8216;Domestic Terrorist Organization&#8217;<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>A new resolution introduced by Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) would\u00a0<strong>&#8220;properly identify&#8221; Antifa as &#8220;Domestic Terrorists.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/antifa%201a.jpg?itok=COcR9Oaf\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/antifa%201a.jpg?itok=COcR9Oaf\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/antifa%201a.jpg?itok=48mNOyer 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/antifa%201a.jpg?itok=48mNOyer 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/antifa%201a.jpg?itok=48mNOyer 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/antifa%201a.jpg?itok=48mNOyer 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/antifa%201a.jpg?itok=48mNOyer 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/antifa%201a.jpg?itok=COcR9Oaf 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/antifa%201a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"bd0ea0c7-c494-4f63-a077-526232022ea1\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Introduced Thursday, the resolution defines Antifa as &#8220;a movement that intentionally\u00a0<strong>combines violence<\/strong>\u00a0with the group&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>alt-left positions<\/strong>,&#8221;\u00a0and &#8220;represents opposition to the democratic ideals of peaceful assembly and free speech for all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The measure then lists several examples of Antifa behavior, including:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__wrapper-element\"><\/div>\n<aside id=\"my_spring1\"><\/aside>\n<ul>\n<li>Assaulting conservative journalist Andy Ngo in February and June of 2019, putting him in the hospital.<\/li>\n<li>Doxxing ICE employees.<\/li>\n<li>Confronting an ICE officer when he went to pick up his daughter from summer camp, as well as plastering &#8220;his name and photo&#8221; on flyers outside his home labeling him as part of the &#8220;Gestapo.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Explicitly rejecting the authority of law enforcement to<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;protect free speech and stop acts of violence.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsChute\/status\/1152015541365661696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1152015541365661696&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fnews%2F2019-07-18%2Fsenate-bill-would-properly-identify-antifa-domestic-terrorist-organization<\/p>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"0\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsChute\/status\/1152015541365661696\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"3\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"resize-sensor\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After Ngo was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2019-07-01\/gofundme-journalist-beaten-portland-antifa-hits-300-goal-less-24-hours\">beaten and robbed<\/a>\u00a0by members of Portland&#8217;s Antifa cell, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/protect-andy-ngo-fund\">GoFundMe<\/a>\u00a0established for the journalist raised $195,680 out of its original $50,000 goal after an outpouring of support.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First skirmish I\u2019ve seen. Didn\u2019t see how this started, but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MrAndyNgo<\/a> got roughed up. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hDkfQchRhG\">pic.twitter.com\/hDkfQchRhG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jim Ryan (@Jimryan015) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jimryan015\/status\/1145067852375851008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As noted by\u00a0<em>The Blaze<\/em>, however, labeling Antifa as &#8220;Domestic Terrorists&#8221; may also require an entirely new law.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"in-content-dianomi\" class=\"placement placement-embedded placement-dianomi\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"SandboxRoot env-bp-350\" data-twitter-event-id=\"1\">\n<div id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"EmbeddedTweet EmbeddedTweet--cta js-clickToOpenTarget tweet-InformationCircle-widgetParent\" lang=\"en\" data-click-to-open-target=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jimryan015\/status\/1145067852375851008\" data-iframe-title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-scribe=\"page:tweet\" data-twitter-event-id=\"2\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweetContainer\">\n<div class=\"EmbeddedTweet-tweet\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong>federal law does not have the same clear-cut designation for domestic terrorism organizations<\/strong>\u00a0that it does for foreign terror organizations (FTOs), explained Andy McCarthy in a 2017 column at National Review.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are federal-law processes for designating foreign and international terrorism because defending against foreign threats to national security is primarily a federal responsibility,&#8221; McCarthy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/2017\/08\/antifa-domestic-terror-designation-terrible-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">explained<\/a>, because foreign operatives have fewer civil rights protections than American citizens and that the best weapon against domestic terror is local law enforcement, not federal. &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/ready-gop-senators-call-for-antifa-to-be-designated-as-a-domestic-terrorist-organization\">The Blaze<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Portland, meanwhile, is mulling a ban on wearing masks at protests in an effort to crack down on Antifa violence.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2019-07-18\/senate-bill-would-properly-identify-antifa-domestic-terrorist-organization\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2019-07-18\/senate-bill-would-properly-identify-antifa-domestic-terrorist-organization<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Bill Would &#8216;Properly Identify&#8217; Antifa As &#8216;Domestic Terrorist Organization&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-125480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=125480"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125480\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=125480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=125480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=125480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}