Slippery Slope Shorts
Description: Most folks have no connection to“Antifa.” Antifa being considered a terrorist organization creates an unsafe precedent for the average American because it sets a dangerously ambiguity for how dissent and protest are treated under U.S. law. Where is the line drawn at “abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Antifa is a loose, decentralized movement with no official membership or structure. Declaring it a terrorist group would create an extremely vague category, allowing the government to apply terrorism statutes to individuals based solely on ideology, clothing, or online associations rather than concrete criminal acts.
Description: Most folks have no connection to“Antifa.” Antifa being considered a terrorist organization creates an unsafe precedent for the average American because it sets a dangerously ambiguity for how dissent and protest are treated under U.S. law. Where is the line drawn at “abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Antifa is a loose, decentralized movement with no official membership or structure. Declaring it a terrorist group would create an extremely vague category, allowing the government to apply terrorism statutes to individuals based solely on ideology, clothing, or online associations rather than concrete criminal acts.
