Biden DHS Expands Surveillance on Political Dissent Post-January 6
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Biden's DHS Intel Group Used January 6 and Mar-a-Lago Raid to Justify Expanding Monitoring of Political Dissent
New documents obtained by America First Legal show that Biden's DHS intel group used January 6 and the Mar-a-Lago raid to justify expanding surveillance of political dissent.
The documents indicate that under the Biden Administration, the federal government has used January 6 to justify expanding efforts to collect intelligence on what they deem "DVE" or "Domestic Violent Extremists." This term is used to describe people who are "religious," "in the military," or support President Trump.
One group member noted that "prior to January 6th" (i.e., under the Trump administration), analysts thought that "it was inappropriate to collect" intelligence on Americans. Following January 6, however, they observed that there had been a change in collection and reporting methods.
The Brennan-Clapper-led group discussed "collection based on sites where they expect to see indicators," suggesting that the federal government sought to monitor sites they viewed as "domestic extremism threats."
Notably, one group member asked, "When you are looking at speech online, how do you know if it is serious? Political? Hyperbole?" The Biden Administration's historical approach, as evidenced by these documents and the Department of Justice's sentencing of Douglass Mackey to 7 months in prison for posting memes ahead of the 2016 election, is that speech online should be considered "serious" only when it comes from conservatives.
This is a troubling development for those who value freedom of speech and the right to dissent. It is important to remember that the First Amendment protects the right to free speech, even if that speech is unpopular or controversial.
The federal government should not be in the business of monitoring the speech of its citizens, especially when that speech is critical of the government. This is a dangerous precedent that could have far-reaching consequences for our democracy.
It is important for Americans to be aware of this development and to speak out against it. We must not allow the federal government to infringe on our constitutional rights.
The full story can be found here: thegatewaypundit.com
Sources:
thegatewaypundit.com
thegatewaypundit.com
thegatewaypundit.com
New documents obtained by America First Legal show that Biden's DHS intel group used January 6 and the Mar-a-Lago raid to justify expanding surveillance of political dissent.
The documents indicate that under the Biden Administration, the federal government has used January 6 to justify expanding efforts to collect intelligence on what they deem "DVE" or "Domestic Violent Extremists." This term is used to describe people who are "religious," "in the military," or support President Trump.
One group member noted that "prior to January 6th" (i.e., under the Trump administration), analysts thought that "it was inappropriate to collect" intelligence on Americans. Following January 6, however, they observed that there had been a change in collection and reporting methods.
The Brennan-Clapper-led group discussed "collection based on sites where they expect to see indicators," suggesting that the federal government sought to monitor sites they viewed as "domestic extremism threats."
Notably, one group member asked, "When you are looking at speech online, how do you know if it is serious? Political? Hyperbole?" The Biden Administration's historical approach, as evidenced by these documents and the Department of Justice's sentencing of Douglass Mackey to 7 months in prison for posting memes ahead of the 2016 election, is that speech online should be considered "serious" only when it comes from conservatives.
This is a troubling development for those who value freedom of speech and the right to dissent. It is important to remember that the First Amendment protects the right to free speech, even if that speech is unpopular or controversial.
The federal government should not be in the business of monitoring the speech of its citizens, especially when that speech is critical of the government. This is a dangerous precedent that could have far-reaching consequences for our democracy.
It is important for Americans to be aware of this development and to speak out against it. We must not allow the federal government to infringe on our constitutional rights.
The full story can be found here: thegatewaypundit.com
Sources:
thegatewaypundit.com
thegatewaypundit.com
thegatewaypundit.com
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