Senator wants Idaho terrorism law revamped (D. State Sen. Burkett)

[Judi Lynn]

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 • Twin Falls, Idaho



LOCAL/STATE NEWS

Senator wants Idaho terrorism law revamped
By DAN GALLAGHER
Associated Press Writer

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Slain human rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. could be arrested and imprisoned under the Idaho Terrorism Control Act if he were alive to lead a protest march to the state Capitol, a lawmaker says.

State Sen. Michael Burkett, D-Boise, is backing legislation to loosen the harsh standards of the law which was passed in what he calls a "frenzy" after the September 2001 terrorist attacks.

"Dr. King would have committed an act in violation of law," Burkett told participants in a march from Boise State University to the Statehouse during a King holiday observance.

"That is our current definition of terrorism," Burkett said. "Dr. King could be charged with a felony, labeled a domestic terrorist and subject to up to life in prison for his act of civil disobedience."
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[havocmom]

1. That is just what the laws and those pusshing them want to prevent

Cuz all the laws in the world haven't stopped terrorism and they never will.

'Fight terrorism' is just an excuse to allow for corraling anyone the powers that be consider a threat tto the powers that be.

[Just Me]

2. I'd like to see his position catch on fire,...

,...in Congress. The Patriot Act and those pieces of Act II which have been integrated through peripheral pieces of legislation are clearly directed towards suppressing political dissent.