House Democrat Files Bill To Prosecute ‘Conspiracy To Commit White Supremacy’

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Last week, (D-TX), legislation was filed to codify “conspiracy to commit white supremacy” in federal hate crime laws.

The Leading Against White Supremacy Act was introduced just days after the start of the new Congress. enable The Department of Justice will prevent “violent activity” Referring to white supremacy ideology. The bill does NOT define white supremacy. However, the bill does include some additional information. “white supremacy based motivation against any person” Existing statutes have already established penalties for crimes against another person. “race, color, religion, or national origin.”

The bill defines “conspiracy to engage in white supremacy inspired hate crime” As an activity “between two or more persons engaged in the planning, development, preparation, or perpetration of a white supremacy inspired hate crime.” The conspirators must all have published material in advance by at least one of them. “white supremacist ideology,” “replacement theory,” Any other “hate speech” directed at non-white groups via social media or other platforms, where the content could also be “viewed by persons who are predisposed to engaging in any action in furtherance of a white supremacy inspired hate crime.”

Lee cited Christopher Wray, FBI Director of Investigations, gave testimony. He stated that “white supremacy” It is a “major domestic terrorist threat” During a social media conversation with Rep. Lauren Boebert, (R-CO), about the legislation. Indeed, Wray told Extremists who murdered lawmakers in the past two years were already known to lawmakers. “advocate for the superiority of the white race” They were the main source of lethal attacks by violent domestic extremists in 2018 & 2019.

Whistleblowers detailed There was pressure within the law enforcement agency for cases to be reclassified as “domestic violent extremism” When the circumstances are not justifiable. A letter sent to Wray last year by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) asserted that the FBI’s decision to manipulate domestic violent extremist data “cheapens actual examples of violent extremism.”

The Biden administration ordered Internal efforts to “root out white supremacy and extremism” Within agencies like the Department of Homeland Security. Left-wing activist groups such as the Southern Poverty Law Center claim Entities such as the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys have had success. “infused once-marginalized, white supremacist ideas into mainstream Republican discourse and politics with the goal of maintaining a grip on power and silencing communities of color.”

Lee, who has been a member of the House of Representatives almost three decades, supported a bill to launch a commission. study Slavery reparations were possible. Later, she said That reparations are made for African-Americans “could have cut COVID-19 transmission and infection rates both among blacks and the population at large.”

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