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Are YOU a Threat Yet?

Because soon you could be:

A Justice Department plan would loosen restrictions on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to allow agents to open a national security or criminal investigation against someone without any clear basis for suspicion, Democratic lawmakers briefed on the details said Wednesday.

"Clear basis for suspicion" - They make it sound so...necessary and all that.  Skin tone will probably be enough.

The plan, which could be made public next month, has already generated intense interest and speculation. Little is known about its precise language, but civil liberties advocates say they fear it could give the government even broader license to open terrorism investigations.

And they fear that because?  Well, it's a plan to allow agents to open terrorism investigations even without a clear basis for suspicion.

Funny thing about threats - when you're looking for them you can find them darn near anywhere.

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