“Terrorism” is the new Red

What???  There’s an “Ideological Exclusion” clause in the PATRIOT Act?  Seriously?  We can apparently revoke someone’s visa because of ideas and beliefs he holds.  Isn’t this the definition of McCarthyism?

… The government originally revoked Ramadan’s visa in 2004 based on the so-called “ideological exclusion” provision of the Patriot Act, a provision that applies to individuals who have “endorsed or espoused” terrorism, because he made small donations to a Swiss charity that provides aid to the Palestinians. … — http://action.aclu.org/exclusion

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