Terrorists At Our Door: The Escalation Of Intimidation-Turned-Terror Threatening America

Civil terrorism is an assault on our democracy.

In his opening remarks at last week’s State Department ministerial on “the resurgence of political terrorism,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio contrasted “overt” forms of left-wing terrorism such as “bombings, assassinations, and organized violence in our streets” with “quieter” forms, like efforts to “suppress speech, intimidate political opposition, and sabotage our national institutions.” But he identified both as terrorism: breaking laws to achieve political goals through coercion.

I’m glad that the Secretary of State is on board with the recognition that we should treat these “quieter” forms, which I call civil terrorism, as a serious threat to our national security and the integrity of our political institutions.

Continue reading the entire piece here at the Daily Wire

______________________

Tal Fortgang is a legal policy fellow at the Manhattan Institute.