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A new bill aims to send masked Antifa activists to jail for 15 years
A new bill aims to send masked Antifa activists to jail for 15 years
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/12/us/unmasking-antifa-act-trnd/
By Dakin Andone, CNN
Updated 2:51 PM ET, Thu July 12, 2018
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(CNN)Antifa activists could be jailed for up to 15 years for wearing masks under a bill introduced by a US congressman.
If passed, Bill HR 6054 would punish anyone wearing a mask or disguise who "injures, oppresses, threatens, or intimidates" someone else exercising a right guaranteed under the Constitution.
The title of the bill -- "Unmasking Antifa Act of 2018" -- makes it clear that Antifa activists are its intended target, but the bill's text never explicitly mentions them.
What is Antifa?
The bill, which was introduced by Republican Rep. Dan Donovan of New York last month, has drawn widespread condemnation from critics who claim it unfairly targets Antifa activists, while it could embolden the far-right demonstrators Antifa protests against.
"This is another draconian measure to actually criminalize dissent in the United States," said Scott Crow, a former Antifa organizer and author.
"Because the law, even if it doesn't explicitly state 'leftists who mask up,' that's who the largest potential target of the law is," he said, "far more than white nationalists."
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Walter Shaub, the former director of the Office of Government Ethics, tweeted about the bill on Tuesday, suggesting it advanced "authoritarianism."
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A new bill aims to send masked Antifa activists to jail for 15 years (Original Post)
riversedge
Jul 2018
OP
Honestly the masks are friggin' lame ... afaic, at least until such time as the US descends into
mr_lebowski
Jul 2018
#3
Gothmog
(145,554 posts)1. This bill is stupid and will not get through the Senate
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)2. Oooooooh ... so like these guys?
That's a great idea!
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)3. Honestly the masks are friggin' lame ... afaic, at least until such time as the US descends into
total lawlessness and such measures become imperative ...
I say Man the F*** Up (i.e. show your damn face).
KCDebbie
(664 posts)4. Would this same bill also send masked klansmen
To prison for 15 years as well or is this punishment aimed exclusively for Antifa?