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New From Keith Olbermann: This Is What Happens When You Criticize Donald Trump

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lawhawk11/22/2016 12:40:27 pm PST

The economic terrorism legislation being proffered by the guy from Washington is truly terrifying. Consider if this was in effect today:

1) the protesters of the North Dakota pipeline could be charged under that law, and face massive fines - for peacefully protesting. Those who support the protesters would likewise be subject to the same.

2) protesting Trump and blocking streets would be tantamount to economic terrorism.

3) protesting the cop-killing of unarmed civilians by blocking streets could also be chargeable as economic terrorism for harming local economies.

None of this is good, and the GOP thinks that protests only arise on the left? Perhaps they ignore that the Bundy extremists would also be charged under the same law - blocking access to Malheur NWS harmed the economy, as did blocking highways and preventing access to grazing lands in NV.

No, this is a bad law - and a bad idea that addresses a problem that doesn’t exist except in the minds of authoritarians - that protest is in itself a bad thing that must be squashed. And because Trump is of an authoritarian bent, he’ll likely get behind this craziness.