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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.'"

2 of 849 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Too bad by nine-times · · Score: 5, Informative

    England did think of it, and they tried to stop the colonists from meeting up, which is precisely why "the right of the people peaceably to assemble" was put into the first amendment.

  2. Re:Republican Party... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...is currently planning on overthrowing the existing government of the United States. Have they registered?

    Hahaha. If you bothered to read the statute, there is a useful clarification (emphasis added):

    "(1) 'Subversive organization' means every corporation, society, association, camp, group, bund, political party, assembly, body or organization, composed of two or more persons, which directly or indirectly advocates, advises, teaches or practices the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the government of the United States, of this State or of any political subdivision thereof by force or violence or other unlawful means;"