Prohibit IC monitoring of domestic political speech as ‘extremism’
Mandate argues IC should be prohibited from monitoring so-called domestic violent extremism framed around partisan speech, calling such approaches corrosive of First Amendment protections.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 7 (Intelligence Community) — Domestic focus: IC should be prohibited from monitoring so-called domestic violent extremism that is often just a particular party’s speech; approach is corrosive of First Amendment protections and raises questions; national security apparatus should adopt restrained approach protecting civil liberties.
Undo plan
1) Maintain FBI domestic terrorism authorities against genuine violence plots with Predicates and AG Guidelines.
2) Bright-line ban on intelligence collection targeting lawful political speech/ideology alone.
3) Strengthen privacy/civil-liberties officers and Congress reporting on DVE definitions.
4) Train analysts to distinguish violence from protected advocacy.
5) Verify: AG Guidelines compliance audits; improper collection incident reports.
Sources
- https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf
- https://archive.org/stream/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL_djvu.txt
- https://whatisproject2025.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-07.pdf
- https://whatisproject2025.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2025_MandateForLeadership_SECTION-02.pdf