police officers who attack peaceful non-violent protestors engaging in civil disobedience

Hmmm . . . does this mean that they’re going to throw all the members of the National Endowment for Democracy in jail?

“The private, congressionally funded NED has been a controversial tool in U.S. foreign policy because of its support for groups that push an agenda closely in line with U.S. objectives and because of its association with efforts to overthrow foreign governments.”

They do appear to have left themselves a legal loophole:

“HOMEGROWN TERRORISM- The term `homegrown terrorism’ means the use, planned use, or threatened use, of force or violence by a group or individual born, raised, or based and operating primarily within the United States or any possession of the United States to intimidate or coerce the United States government, the civilian population of the United States, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.”

It seems that there is a decent legal argument here that police officers who attack peaceful non-violent protestors engaging in civil disobedience could be charged as “terrorists” under this law.

Police attack protestors in Oakland

Police attack protestors in Pittsburgh

Police attack protestors in Seattle

Police attack immigrant rights march and reporters in Los Angeles

That probably wasn’t the intention of the bill, however.