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Measure classifies protesting illegals as terrorists
2/9/07

*I hope this isn't a duplicate. I couldn't find it w/the search.

A group of conservative Republican state lawmakers want to classify as domestic terrorists protesting illegal immigrants who "intimidate" or "threaten" U.S. citizens.

The GOP bill would also classify members of Mexican or other foreign criminal gangs or drug cartels as domestic terrorists and classify violations as felonies.

The measure defines domestic terrorists as persons who are illegally in the U.S. and are part of criminal enterprises as well as protesters whose actions intimidate, threaten or cause physical harm to legal citizens.

Sponsors include Republican legislative leaders -- state Senate President Tim Bee, House Speaker Jim Weiers, House Majority Leader Tom Boone and Senate Majority Leader Thayer Verschoor -- and conservative activists such as state Reps. Russell Pearce, Trish Groe and Eddie Farnsworth and state Sen. Ron Gould.

The measure comes on the heels of a measure forwarded by state Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Phoenix, which looked to classify the anti-immigration Minuteman Civil Defense Corps volunteer group and other armed vigilantes as domestic terrorists. That bill was shot down by the Republican-controlled Legislature.

For more: www.azleg.state.az.us.