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Communism-Socialism, Islam: How to Meet the Threats?

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Let me be clear here, because I know some of you are already sharpening your pitchforks: The statute targeted advocacy of overthrowing the government by force. It didn’t touch unpopular opinions or arguments for constitutional change.

Prosecutors used the Smith Act against fascists and Trotskyists alike, but the Act hit its high-water mark in Dennis continue reading …

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