Enemies of the Deep State: The Government’s War on Domestic Terrorism Is a Trap
“This is an issue that all Democrats, Republicans, independents, Libertarians should be extremely concerned about, especially because we don’t have to guess about where this goes or how this ends. What characteristics are we looking for as we are building this profile of a potential extremist, what are we talking about? Religious extremists, are we talking about Christians, evangelical Christians, what is a religious extremist? Is it somebody who is pro-life? [The proposed legislation could create] a very dangerous undermining of our civil liberties, our freedoms in our Constitution, and a targeting of almost half of the country.” Tulsi Gabbard, former Congresswoman
Biden led the fight against desegregating schools. As an anti-busing crusader, Biden promoted nearly a dozen pieces of legislation aimed at placing strict limits on federal agencies and the courts’ ability to mandate busing to achieve racial integration in schools. As part of his crusade against the desegregation of schools, he was the only member of the Senate Judiciary Committee to block two Black appointees to the Department of Justice. Biden opposed Roe v. Wade. Biden defeated a 1977 amendment that would have removed all restrictions on federal funding of abortions. Biden voted against abolishing the undemocratic, anachronistic Electoral College. A relic of slavery, the Electoral College undemocratically installed both Bush and Trump.
The reverberations of the Sept. 11 terror attacks are still being felt on Capitol Hill, where this Congress´ final acts are expected to focus primarily on the creation of a homeland security department and fighting terrorism.