{"id":47649,"date":"2021-03-31T14:58:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T20:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/boebert-pushes-to-designate-antifa-as-a-terrorist-organization\/"},"modified":"2021-03-31T20:58:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T20:58:12","slug":"boebert-pushes-to-designate-antifa-as-a-terrorist-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/boebert-pushes-to-designate-antifa-as-a-terrorist-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Boebert pushes to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., center, joins other freshman Republican House members for a group photo Jan. 4 at the Capitol in Washington. Boebert has introduced a resolution calling on the federal government to formally designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.<\/span>Associated Press file<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has introduced a resolution to designate Antifa as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n

If passed, the resolution would designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, condemn all violence committed by the organization and its members, and require the federal government \u201cto combat the spread of all forms of domestic terrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAntifa, and the Democrats who support it, are enemies of the American people,\u201d Boebert said in a news release.<\/p>\n

The resolution, introduced March 26, lists incidents from 2020 and 2021 in which Antifa was associated with violent acts, including many accounts of violence in Portland, Oregon. It also notes that in 2016 the Department of Homeland Security under the Obama administration labeled Antifa efforts as \u201cdomestic terrorist violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven the Obama administration classified Antifa efforts as \u2018domestic terrorist violence,\u2019\u201d Boebert said in a March 27 tweet. \u201cNow the Biden administration is pretending that Antifa is a myth. It\u2019s time to hold Antifa accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eleven other Republican representatives, including U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz.; Randy Weber, R-Texas; and Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, co-sponsored the resolution.<\/p>\n

Antifa is a left-wing, anti-fascist and anti-racist political protest movement that is made up of multiple different groups. Many Black Lives Matter protests that turned violent last summer were believed to have been orchestrated by Antifa.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the left discusses political violence this week, let\u2019s not forget the violence of BLM and Antifa that happened for months on end this summer,\u201d Boebert said in a Feb. 11 tweet referencing former President Donald Trump\u2019s second impeachment trial concerning the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.<\/p>\n

Boebert\u2019s outspoken disdain for Antifa has also included criticism of Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen an organization targets the home of a sitting U.S. senator, burns down cities across the country and murders Americans because of their political beliefs, it would normally be designated a terrorist organization,\u201d Boebert said in a news release. \u201cInstead, Democrats like Kamala Harris fundraise to bail them out of prison.\u201d<\/p>\n

In June 2020, Harris posted a tweet in which she promoted the Minnesota Freedom Fund, an organization in Minneapolis that raises money to pay for people\u2019s bail while they await trial.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re able to, chip in now to the @MNFreedomFund to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota,\u201d Harris said in a tweet.<\/p>\n

The tweet was posted while Black Lives Matter protests popped up across the U.S. in reaction to the death of George Floyd, who was suffocated to death by a Minneapolis police officer. Many protesters were arrested.<\/p>\n

Boebert\u2019s legislation is similar to a resolution introduced in 2019 by Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., which named specific acts of violence from 2017, 2018 and 2019 committed by individuals and groups associated with Antifa.<\/p>\n

Green\u2019s resolution was introduced in August 2019 but was never voted on. Green is not a co-signer of Boebert\u2019s resolution.<\/p>\n

No date has been given to discuss Boebert\u2019s bill, but in a Democrat-controlled House, it is unlikely the resolution will receive much attention.<\/p>\n

Grace George is an intern for The Durango Herald and The Journal in Cortez and a student at American University in Washington, D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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