,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,cruz7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,calling for the          
designation of ,antifa as a domestic    
terrorist organization4  ,whereas       
members of ,antifa1 because they believe
 that free speech is equivalent to      
violence1 have used threats of violence 
in the pursuit of suppressing opposing  
political ideologies2 ,whereas ,antifa  
represents opposition to the democratic 
ideals of peaceful assembly and free    
speech for all2 ,whereas members of     
,antifa have physically assaulted       
journalists and other individuals during
 protests and riots in ,berkeley1       
,california2 ,whereas in ,february of   
#bjah1 journalist ,andy ,ngo was        
intimidated and threatened with violence
 by protestors affiliated with ,antifa2 

,whereas1 on ,june #bi1 #bjai1 while    
covering demonstrations in ,portland1   
,oregon1 journalist ,andy ,ngo was      
physically attacked by protestors       
affiliated with ,antifa2 ,whereas       
employees of the ,u4,s4 ,immigration and
 ,customs ,enforcement 7referred to in  
this preamble as ,,ice7 were subjected  
to doxxing and violent threats after    
their social media profiles1 phone      
numbers1 and home addresses were posted 
on the internet by left wing activists2 
,whereas according to the ,wall ,street 
,journal1 an ,,ice officer was followed 
by left wing activists and confronted   
when he went to pick up his daughter    
from summer camp1 and another had his   
name and photo plastered on flyers      
outside his home accusing him of being  
part of the #8,gestapo'2 ,whereas the   
,,ice office in southwest ,portland1    
,oregon1 was shut down for days due to  
threats and occupation by ,antifa       
members2 ,whereas ,rose ,city ,antifa1  
an ,antifa group founded in #bjjg in    

,portland1 ,oregon1 explicitly rejects  
the authority of law enforcement        
officers in the ,united ,states1 and    
,federal1 ,state1 and local governments1
 to protect free speech and stop acts of
 violence2 ,whereas ,rose ,city ,antifa 
rejects the civil treatment of          
individuals the group labels as         
fascists1 stating3 8,we can't just argue
 against them2 we have to prevent them  
from organizing by any means            
necessary402 and ,whereas there is no   
place for violence in the discourse     
between people in the ,united ,states1  
or in any civil society1 because the    
,united ,states is a place where there  
is a diversity of ideas and opinions3   
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 calls for the groups and 
organizations across the country who act
 under the banner of ,antifa to be      
designated as domestic terrorist        
organizations2  7#b7 unequivocally      
condemns the violent actions of ,antifa 
groups as unacceptable acts for anyone  

in the ,united ,states2  7#c7 expresses 
the need for the peaceful communication 
of varied ideas in the ,united ,states2 
7#d7 urges any group or organizations in
 the ,united ,states to voice its       
opinions without using violence or      
threatening the health1 safety1 or      
well-being of any other persons1 groups1
 or law enforcement officers in the     
,united ,states2 and  7#e7 calls upon   
the ,federal ,government to redouble its
 efforts1 using all available and       
appropriate tools1 to combat the spread 
of all forms of domestic terrorism1     
including ,white supremacist terrorism4