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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Posted in Federal, Legislation on Dec 1st, 2006
The folks at Representative Dennis Kucinich’s office wanted to post a comment from him on GreenIsTheNewRed.com, but there was a technical glitch with the word count limit on comments. So here it is in full. Kucinich, you’ll remember, was the only voice of opposition on the House floor when the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act was [...]
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Student activists in Massachusetts were so furious about the secretive passage of the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act that they protested outside the office of their U.S. Representative demanding answers. And they got some. The headline in the local paper summed it up as “Animal protesters get results.”
Shaun Sutner of the Worcester Telegram and Gazette noted [...]
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Where the hell was the ACLU? That seems to be the question on the minds of many, many activists– on email threads, radio programs and blog comments here on GreenIsTheNewRed.com. They’re angry that James Sensenbrenner, Tom Petri and other lawmakers rushed the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act through the House on a voice vote as part [...]
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United Press International’s Shaun Waterman has an article on the wire today about President Bush signing the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act into law. Here’s an excerpt from the text that appeared in today’s Washington Times:
Will Potter, a freelance journalist and animal rights sympathizer, said the bill would chill legitimate protest but not discourage real extremists.
“These [...]
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