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Subversive Groups Must Now Register In South Carolina

Posted by samzenpus on from the are-you-now-or-have-you-ever-been-a-member-of-the-communist-party dept.

Hugh Pickens writes "The Raw Story reports that terrorists who want to overthrow the United States government must now register with South Carolina's Secretary of State and declare their intentions — or face a $25,000 fine and up to 10 years in prison. The 'Subversive Activities Registration Act' passed last year in South Carolina and now officially on the books states that 'every member of a subversive organization, or an organization subject to foreign control, every foreign agent and every person who advocates, teaches, advises or practices the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States ... shall register with the Secretary of State.'"

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  1. Re:No difference to them by hondo77 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    And you have citations for this, right?

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  2. Tea Party? by kurt555gs · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    That buch is always spewing anti government nonsense. Or, does the Bill say it's ok if Fox News likes them?

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  3. Re:First and Last solution? by BasilBrush · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I read that in Britain they pass on average a law a day.

    You shouldn't believe everything you read in hysterical right wing media. The British government passed 27 laws in 2009. So that's about one law every 2 weeks, not one a day.
    http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/SearchResults.aspx?TYPE=QS&Title=&Year=2009&Number=&LegType=Act+(UK+Public+General)