The Biden administration redefined "domestic terrorism" and now we're paying for it

[JGalt]

When the Biden/Harris administration took over in 2021, every agency from the top down redefined and re-categorized the definition of "domestic terrorism." They focused more intently on "right-wing extremism", while completely ignoring Islamic-based and left-wing terror attacks that took place the US. That's why the information available online is so skewed. If you do a Google search for "domestic terrorist attacks in the US by President", you can scarcely even find reported incidents after 2020. Look at how Wikipedia portrays it. They don't even list anything past 2017...

Terrorism in the United States - Wikipedia

You really have to dig deep to find any useful information that contrasts the number of domestic terrorist attacks in the US, by President and by year. But I did find a US Government Accountability Office document dated 2023, that gives some insight into how many domestic terrorist incidents occurred from 2010-2021. Unfortunately, I believe the government data is probably skewed and biased by counting incidents that occurred on January 6, 2021, and not actual terrorist attacks like we've seen over the last four years.

The entire document doesn't make one single reference to "Islam", "Islamic", or "Muslim."

https://www.gao.gov/assets/820/817739.pdf

 

[DGS49]

Most people can agree that "terrorism" describes a crime whose purpose is to intimidate and change the behavior of private citizens in a direction favored by the perpetrator. If my organization bombs several Planned Parenthood clinics where abortions are performed, the objective is to frighten the potential clients of those clinics - not only the ones that were bombed, but all of them - causing those pregnant females potentially to bring their babies to term. This is a campaign that the Biden Administration would call, "domestic terrorism."

But here's the thing: Like "hate crime" legislation, the purpose of Federal anti-terrorism laws is to bring in the Federal police presence (aka the "American Gestapo") when it is manifestly inappropriate according to the U.S. Constitution. We are ALWAYS talking about actions that are crimes under the cognizant State law, and that is where the crimes should be dealt with.

It's perfectly fine for the Feds to examine an apparent terrorist crime to ascertain whether it was supported or motivated by international terror organizations, for the purpose to tracking those ties to a possible international source, but labelling something "domestic terrorism" is not a sufficient basis for overtaking the enforcement task from State and local Authorities, where it belongs.

Keep the Feds out of the law enforcement task for these crimes. It is none of their business.

 

[sparky]

but labelling something "domestic terrorism" is not a sufficient basis for overtaking the enforcement task from State and local Authorities, where it belongs.

isn't that exactly what the PA did DG?

~S~

 

[toobfreak]

When the Biden/Harris administration took over in 2021, every agency from the top down redefined and re-categorized the definition of "domestic terrorism." They focused more intently on "right-wing extremism", while completely ignoring Islamic-based and left-wing terror attacks that took place the US.

I thought that was the whole deal! I mean, support Trump = domestic terrorist. Raise a complaint at a school board meeting = domestic terrorist. Say or do anything anti-Muslim = domestic terrorist!

Remind me, HOW many times did Obumma have the Muslim Brotherhood as guests at the WH?

 

[1srelluc]

Yeah, the Bourbon St. Massacre guy's name didn't sound very Catholic sure enough.

 

[DGS49]

I wonder if Kareem Abdul Jabbar ever regretted embracing the indefensible gutter religion of Islam. Not that he would ever admit it.