Nature has an editorial in the latest issue against “terrorism enhancement” in the cases out West, and also more broadly against the “eco-terrorism” rhetoric we’ve been seeing in legislation like the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. This is big breakthrough, especially considering the source.
An excerpt:
But ‘terrorist’ is a word so debased and loaded by political use [...]
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Posted in Federal, Legislation, Opposition on May 21st, 2007
Check out this Q/A at Wired with Frankie Trull of the National Association for Biomedical Research:
I’ve read that the A.E.T.A. poses a threat to civil liberties. On one website I read that “Anyone engaging in non-violent civil disobedience causing at least $10,000 profit loss, will be considered a terrorist.”
They refuse to actually read the law. [...]
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The briefing went pretty well yesterday. Representative Kucinich had to stay in another hearing, his staff said, and wasn’t able to make it. But Congressional staff from the offices of Representatives Carolyn Maloney, Tom Lantos and Mike Ross, among others, attended along with a group of lobbyists, consultants and reporters. With so much taking place [...]
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I will be speaking in a Congressional briefing tomorrow with Representative Dennis Kucinich and Heidi Boghosian, executive director of the National Lawyers Guild:
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
2-3 p.m.
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2255
It’s great that, even with so much going on in Congress right now, Rep. Kucinich and others are making time for a briefing [...]
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Posted in Federal, Legislation on Feb 2nd, 2007
Peter Young, the first activist convicted under the Animal Enterprise Protection Act, was released from prison Thursday morning. I’ll post more information as I get it, but I wanted to highlight it for a couple reasons:
*The Animal Enterprise Protection Act is the precursor to the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act: corporations and corporate politicians said they [...]
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Posted in Federal, Legislation on Jan 11th, 2007
I have an article in the latest issue of the Earth First Journal on the passage of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act.
Here’s an excerpt:
After a cold and wet morning, politicians and celebrities slogged through the muck of the National Mall on November 13, to pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. and break ground on [...]
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Posted in Federal, Legislation, Opposition on Jan 3rd, 2007
If there was any doubt that the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act is vague and overly broad, just turn to the corporations and industry groups that have supported it. It seems many bought into the “eco-terrorism” rhetoric without any idea what the legislation actually means. For instance, take a look at this recent article by Michael [...]
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I just ran across an announcement from the Fur Commission on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, where the industry group proclaims “Mission Accomplished!” The New McCarthyists have been eager to appropriate much of the War on Terrorism rhetoric, but this one was an interesting choice. Bush stood on the USS Abraham Lincoln in front of [...]
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Posted in Federal, Legislation on Dec 10th, 2006
I just came across a great cartoon by Stephanie McMillan on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act. More of Stephanie’s work can be found on her website Minimum Security and on her blog.
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A 111-year-old Portland fur store closed last week after ongoing protests by local activists, and the owner of the store says he has been “terrorized.” Greg Schumacher of Schumacher Furs & Outerwear says the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act should be used to silence the protestors. The New McCarthyists are rushing to his defense, trying to [...]
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