Great news!! A federal judge has ruled part of the Patriot Act unconstitutional. This is the first time that’s happened, and hopefully it will open the door for this happen more, cause that act is pure police state bullshit. Anyway, the part this judge ruled against is intended to prohibit people from providing expert advice, in any capacity, to groups labelled foreign terrorist organizations.
- The Humanitarian Law Project, which brought the lawsuit, said the plaintiffs were threatened with 15 years in prison if they advised groups on seeking a peaceful resolution of the Kurds’ campaign for self-determination in Turkey.
The judge’s ruling said the law, as written, does not differentiate between impermissible advice on violence and encouraging the use of peaceful, nonviolent means to achieve goals.
“The USA Patriot Act places no limitation on the type of expert advice and assistance which is prohibited and instead bans the provision of all expert advice and assistance regardless of its nature,” the judge said.
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