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Christian Right Calls Peace Movement Anti-American
(Bill Berkowitz, TomPaine.com)
Weyrich wants the Department of Homeland Security or Congress to launch an investigation into the funding sources behind the "neo-Communist" groups involved in the anti-war movement. . . . Weyrich, the chairman and CEO of the Washington, DC-based Free Congress Foundation, is determined to discredit the anti-war movement. How can these "phony organizations" make ends meet he asks, when they don't even use "direct mail." [Comment: I guess this jerk has never heard of the Internet.] . . . Further, Weyrich inquires: "How can these demonstrators be available to come to events from one end of the country to the other all year long? How do they support themselves? Who is supplying the money?" . . . Civil libertarian and Village Voice columnist Nat Hentoff says that Weyrich's proposal "is constitutionally un-American." In a phone interview, he said, "From September 11 on, the president, the attorney general and the defense secretary have been saying that whatever we have to do to keep the country secure has to be done and will be done within the bounds of the constitution. Paul Weyrich ought to re-read the Bill of Rights which starts with the First Amendment," Hentoff suggested. . . . Don't expect either Tom Ridge or Congress to respond quickly on Weyrich's call for investigating the anti-war movement. But don't expect this to fade away, either. As with other right-wing ideas that often seem dreadfully outlandish, this one might get more traction once the war has begun. If that day comes, the rebirth of a Senate Internal Security Subcommittee or a House Committee on Un-American Activities may not be far behind.

posted by Lorenzo 11:45 AM