Governments, eh?
South Carolina passed the Subversive Actvities Registration Act in 2009. This act requires every person who wants to or is a part of an organization that wants to overthrow the government to register or face a fine of $25,000 and/or 10 years in prison.
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February 14, 2010 at 15:29 -
Strangely, that appears to be genuine.
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t23c029.htm
The provision reads (emphasis mine):
“Every member of a subversive organization, or an organization subject to foreign control, every foreign agent and every person who advocates, teaches, advises or practices the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States, of this State or of any political subdivision thereof by force or violence or other unlawful means, who resides, transacts any business or attempts to influence political action in this State, shall register with the Secretary of State on the forms and at the times prescribed by him.”
How utterly, utterly ridiculous. I also like the part which reads:
“Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize, require or establish censorship or to limit in any way or infringe upon freedom of the press or of speech as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States and no regulation shall be promulgated hereunder having that effect.”
Ha. I reckon that having to register one’s speech on pain of fine or imprisonment is a direct violation of the First Amendment. Expect this Act to be declared unconstitutional at the first hint of challenge.
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February 14, 2010 at 22:30 -
And of course on its immigration form you fill in when flying to the States the US federal gummint basically asks you to confirm whether you are/aren’t a terrorist. Presumably, in their experience, terrorists are a fairly truthful bunch and will confess to anything if you ask nicely.
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February 15, 2010 at 13:28 -
How thick do they think people are ?
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