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New Federal "Unmasking" Law Targets Antifa

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News, Politics

4.67.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2018

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

A new bill proposed in the House called "unmasking Antifa" seeks to make it illegal to disguise yourself while depriving someone of their rights. Even though this law targets Antifa it would in turn work against any group regardless of politics. So is a law like this necessary and how does the far left feel about being called out? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2zwHNAgvL4&index=2&list=PLxQaod7tWvYKH3oeiZV7w6jo6QpDp9P6j&t=0s

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0:00.0

Just over a month ago, a bill was proposed called the Unmasking Antifa Act.

0:05.4

The bill would make it illegal to put on a disguise and then deprive someone of their constitutional rights or privileges.

0:12.6

It's basically saying that if you're wearing a mask and you attack someone while they're protesting or something like that,

0:17.4

you're in violation of a federal law.

0:19.7

The law carries up to a 15 year maximum, which seems pretty extreme.

0:24.4

Now here's the thing, it's already illegal to put on a mask and attack somebody.

0:28.8

But a lot of people on the left are criticizing this bill saying it's just a right-wing attack on dissent to the current administration.

0:34.9

But keep in mind, this would make it illegal for anyone to put on a mask and deprive someone of their constitutional rights,

0:40.8

so it targets extremism as a whole.

0:43.2

So, who is pushing this law?

0:45.2

Is it really a right-wing attack on the left?

0:47.6

Will the law even pass?

0:49.6

And just what is Antifa and the left saying about it?

0:54.1

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1:13.1

Yesterday, 802 PM from the Hill.

1:15.9

This has got 14,476 shares.

1:19.0

Politics, huh?

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