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sinkingfeeling

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Fri Jan 9, 2026, 05:46 PM Friday

What is the legal definition of domestic terrorism? Answer is this:

18 USC 2331: Definitions

(5) the term "domestic terrorism" means activities that-

(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;

(B) appear to be intended-

(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;

(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or

(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and


(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States; and

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IMO, it seems to fit Noem's ICE more than it does Renee Good.

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