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General Category => Editorial/Opinion/Blogs => Topic started by: rangerrebew on March 11, 2023, 12:33:08 pm
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New Bill Would Create 'Thoughtcrime' Database That Could Be Virtual End to Freedom of Speech
By Warner Todd Huston
March 10, 2023 at 5:03pm
A new bill being proposed in Minnesota that would compile alleged “incidents of bias” even if they don’t break any laws is being panned by critics who say that the state is on the road to creating a “thoughtcime” database.
The bill would set up a system for authorities in the far-left state to report people to authorities who are accused of saying or doing something that constitutes a “slur” against another person or protected group. The reports would be amassed in a database to be maintained by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Fox News reported.
In an overt threat to free speech, the bill, House File 181, would require the state to keep records identifying the person accused of saying something offensive as well as the identity of the victim “relevant to that bias.”
https://www.westernjournal.com/new-bill-create-thoughtcrime-database-virtual-end-freedom-speech/
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This is the proverbial shot across the bow of the Constitution and of all American freedoms by the democrats. :reaper:
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"In an overt threat to free speech, the bill, House File 181, would require the state to keep records identifying the person accused of saying something offensive as well as the identity of the victim “relevant to that bias.”"
Forget it, Jake -- it's Minnesota.
It will probably pass... easily.