WH responds to petition to label Black Lives Matter a “terror” group – IOTW Report

WH responds to petition to label Black Lives Matter a “terror” group

msn: After days of violence and heightened racial tensions in the U.S., the White House responded this week to an online petition asking the federal government to formally label the Black Lives Matter movement as a “terror group.”

“Terrorism is defined as ‘the use of violence and intimidation in pursuit of political aims,'” read the “We The People” petition, created July 6 on the White House website. “This definition is the same definition used to declare ISIS and other groups, as terrorist organizations.”

Black Lives Matter, the petition said, “earned this title due to its actions in Ferguson, Baltimore, and even at a Bernie Sanders rally, as well as all over the United States and Canada.” It asked the Pentagon to recognize the group as such “on the grounds of principle, integrity, morality, and safety.”

Because the online document received at least 100,000 signatures — at the time of this reporting, it had garnered over 141,000 names — the White House was automatically prompted to respond.

The “We the People” team noted that “The White House plays no role in designating domestic terror organizations,” nor does the U.S. government “generate a list of domestic terror organizations.”

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15 Comments on WH responds to petition to label Black Lives Matter a “terror” group

  1. Funny how if I put an American flag outside my house and agree with the Constitution and the ideals of limited government, I am considered a potential domestic terrorist.

    Burn a city down, loot, destroy, shoot law enforcement officers? “Sorry, we don’t engage in labeling.”

  2. I could give a shit what President Pouty-Pants’ Administration thinks.
    I think they are a terrorist organization.
    If I see them looting, burning, and rioting I will defend the peace.
    The Peace. Not the property involved.

  3. Black Lives matter is a subunit of the Democrat Party and thus is a Terrorist organization by design and association! Barach Hussein Obama is the titular head of the Democrat organization and Clinton is vying to be! Nuff said!

  4. @Rightwinger: I’ve got my flag outside flying 24/7. It’s under a street light at night. I’m thinking about getting the Confederate flag out next. That outta get the neighbors flapping their jaws. BTW, I saw a big 4×4 truck with a huge Trump flag flying off the back end of it. Brought a smile to my face!

  5. By proper definition the entire democrat party would have to be added to the terrorist list – they create, drive, and control the most violent anti-American terror groups, and they are responsible for the creation and prosperity of isis.
    The islamic caliphate gets its strength from the 0bama administration.

  6. Until Mr. Trump becomes president, please stop signing petitions. Those petitions are going into a a commie controlled database. God only knows what they plan to do wit the info. Barry and his comrades already know they’re wrong and opposed by good people – it’s just part of the process for power grabbing communists.

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