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disorderlyvision
08-14-2009, 08:56 AM
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/08/anti-government-militias-growing-in-us.php


[JURIST] Right-wing nativist and so-called "patriot" anti-government militias are again on the rise in the US, according to a Wednesday report [text, PDF; press release] by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) [advocacy website]. The SPLC said that such groups, which had declined severely since the 1990s, are generally anti-tax, anti-immigration, and increasingly racially motivated since the election of the country's first African-American president, Barack Obama [official website]. SPLC said that the groups are advancing theories that the administration seeks to lead a socialist "world order," and that immigrants from Mexico have plans to "reconquer" parts of the country. The Center said that so far the groups have primarily used non-violent means of protest, like filing for fraudulent liens against property owned by public officials and holding mock "trials" of Obama and others. It warned, however, that the groups could soon post a security risk to the country, quoting one official as saying “[t]his is the most significant growth we've seen in 10 to 12 years... All it's lacking is a spark. I think it's only a matter of time before you see threats and violence."

One issue that the groups have focused on is whether Obama is actually a US citizen, though a federal judge dismissed [JURIST report] a lawsuit making such a claim in October 2008. Another is the taxation policy of the administration, which gave rise to numerous protests [advocacy website], called "tea parties," in the country earlier this year.

pcosmar
08-14-2009, 09:07 AM
Too bad there are no comments.
It is just rehashing regurgitated swill. It would be nice to give an opposing view.
The SPLC is an Anti-American Racist org.

RM918
08-14-2009, 09:07 AM
More propaganda from the good ol' SPLC.

Cowlesy
08-14-2009, 09:12 AM
Where was the SPLC when people were threatening to kill Bush like, everyday? Where was the SPLC when the New Black Panthers were caught on video on 11/4/08 threatening voters at the Polls?

coyote_sprit
08-14-2009, 09:26 AM
Where was the SPLC when people were threatening to kill Bush like, everyday? Where was the SPLC when the New Black Panthers were caught on video on 11/4/08 threatening voters at the Polls?

They don't recall.

Anti Federalist
08-14-2009, 09:38 AM
Where was the SPLC when people were threatening to kill Bush like, everyday? Where was the SPLC when the New Black Panthers were caught on video on 11/4/08 threatening voters at the Polls?

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tonesforjonesbones
08-14-2009, 09:42 AM
SPLC a communist organization like the ACLU, ADL etc. tones

catdd
08-14-2009, 09:50 AM
SPLC a communist organization like the ACLU, ADL etc. tones

Yeah, and just think, the Department of Homeland Security receives reports from the SPLC, uses them to make a case against Ron Paul/Chuck Baldwin supporters, then passes it down to the police who take it to heart without even questioning the source.

That alone should be enough to have the DHS investigated for corruption.

ChaosControl
08-14-2009, 11:07 AM
I want anti-government militias to be growing, I'd say that is a good thing.
The entire country should be comprised of such. I'd rather we have thousands of militias that train daily or weekly ro whatever than an army. It'd mean no nation building overseas for one as it'd be purely for defense, it'd also mean the government would fear the populace as it should.

As for SPLC, that place is a piece of crap joke.