вЂњSo thereвЂ™s really no separation between big tech and the government. вЂњItвЂ™s much more difficult for the government to go out and get a warrant if someone posts something, however, itвЂ™s much easier just to ask these companies to turn over the information and these companies freely comply with that,вЂќ he said. Giordano then noted the ease the government will have in obtaining information from social media platforms. вЂњIf you look at pillar one, of the way they say theyвЂ™re going to вЂtackle domestic terrorism,вЂ™ youвЂ™ll see that they enlist the social media companies, they enlist big tech, they enlist corporations in the financial sector, as the eyes and ears of the government,вЂќ he said. He then began analyzing key points of the document. вЂњThatвЂ™s what this document is going to be used for and everyone should be concerned regardless of political party.вЂќ вЂњThis is used as nothing more than a political weapon to bludgeon political opponents,вЂќ he said. вЂњSo if you criticize the government, if you criticize government policies, that could be a consideration to be labeled as a вЂdomestic terrorist,вЂ™вЂќ he added, вЂњand it says, вЂanyone that incites domestic terrorism,вЂ™ and once again we see thereвЂ™s no definition towards incitement.вЂќДЄddressing recent sentiment depicting the American flag as a hate symbol or how waving one could now be considered вЂњincitement,вЂќ the professor warned of the dossierвЂ™s use as a вЂњpolitical weapon.вЂќ вЂњThis document refers to ideas of anti-government, anti-authority, that they donвЂ™t define within the document, but they say that that could be classified as вЂdomestic terrorism,вЂ™вЂќ he said. вЂњIt is the culmination of an effort undertaken at the presidentвЂ™s direction by federal agencies all across the government,вЂќ he added.Дescribing his concerns over the recent strategy, Giordano explained the documentвЂ™s ambiguity was most worrisome. Merrick Garland said its purpose is вЂњto coordinate and provide a principled path for the federal governmentвЂ™s efforts to counter the heightened domestic terrorism threat using all available tools.вЂќ Last month, the Justice Department unveiled a new вЂњnational strategyвЂќ aimed at fighting domestic terrorism, and A.G. On Sunday, Giordano joined Steve Malzberg on his Eat the Press weekly commentary show to discuss the release of the Justice Department dossier, as well as the mediaвЂ™s lack of interest in it.

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