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Labeling dissent as terrorism: New US domestic terrorism priorities raise constitutional alarms (theconversation.com)

submitted 6 months ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/usa@midwest.social

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A largely overlooked directive issued by the Trump administration marks a major shift in U.S. counterterrorism policy, one that threatens bedrock free speech rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights.

National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-7, issued on Sept. 25, 2025, is a presidential directive that for the first time appears to authorize preemptive law enforcement measures against Americans based not on whether they are planning to commit violence but for their political or ideological beliefs.

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[–] PissingIntoTheWind@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

No shit. That’s the point of the people. They need to hurt the people that charged them as terrorists.