Protesters charged as terrorists

It was only a question of time before the government starts to use anti-terrorist laws to squash dissent. The most recent example of this includes charging eight people with felony conspiracy to riot in furtherance of terrorism and felony conspiracy to commit criminal damage to property in furtherance of terrorism, for taking part in last year’s protests of the Republican Party convention, September, in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Apparently the minor damage to property that came mostly from police tear gassing crowds of people was the evidence used against these people. Terrorist charges can now be brought against a person for taking part in a protest.

According to Revolution, the online newspaper:

“For the first time, a state version of the fascistic USA Patriot Act is being applied to political demonstrations. The RNC 8 are charged with felony conspiracy to riot in furtherance of terrorism and felony conspiracy to commit criminal damage to property in furtherance of terrorism, along with two other felonies. They were sitting in jail for the duration of the Republican convention—but they are being held legally responsible for anything that any protestor did during that time.”

See The Political Persecution of the RNC 8.