Here are some clips from yesterday's House hearing on domestic terrorism with FBI, Justice, and DHS officials. 
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"...the increase in domestic terrorism is alarming. Last year, I called for a hearing immediately after the Charlottesville and Pittsburgh domestic terrorism acts. None were held..." -
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Rep. Lauren Underwood asks if any of the FBI, Justice, or DHS officials followed up with Facebook regarding their partnership w/
@lifeafterhate as a means to battle domestic extremists following huge budget cuts. Their response says it all.@RepUnderwood#DomesticTerrorismHearingpic.twitter.com/NfCV3l1hg01 reply 11 retweets 7 likesShow this thread -
"POTUS hasn't done enough to deal w/ quashing the rising acceleration of domestic terrorism & hate in this country. He has a very important responsibility. He heads the gov't. He gives guidance to the Dept of Justice under the AG & there has not been enough done."
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"...constituents are upset b/c the high school is building a fence around <it>, looks like a prison... We've gotten to a bad situation in society where our fear for domestic terrorism, people that live in our own communities, we are afraid of."
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"Domestic terrorists/are changing our lives. How we act/ behave/how we invest our resources. My school district, instead of going for books & teaching, a big chunk/is going to building fences, putting in cameras & trying to figure out where to put/security guards."
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"When white men calling themselves Christians commit acts of terrorism, we don't define it as such (terrorism). But when a person who is of the Islamic faith does it, we connect the faith to the violence." @RepAlGreen on Christian vs. Islamic terrorism #DomesticTerrorismHearingpic.twitter.com/tsdDKeK2KJ
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Replying to @andrewkimmel @RepAlGreen
I think Mr. Green hasn't read that "holy" book, in it there is open sanction for violence against non believers. Even incentives for those who kill idolators.
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