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Article: COLUMN: Latest anti-terrorism bill bound to be another homegrown dud
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- January 24, 2008
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Mat'as Ramos
University Wire
01-24-2008
(Daily Bruin) (UWIRE) LOS ANGELES -- Fighting terrorism is hard, but fighting the Big Brother bureaucrats in Washington is even harder.
While Osama bin Laden's tapes keep coming from who-knows-where, the D.C. bureaucrats act in the open and often vote in unison. Such is the case of a congressional bill destined to become law.
The so-called Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act recently cleared the House with more than 400 representatives voting in favor. Its champion is local Rep. Jane Harman, D-Venice, who is summoning the spirits of national security and congressional oversight to fight "radicals" in the United States.
The ...