Thought crimes act of US?

Here is something really bizaare but could be quite real that has come out of as the most coveted free nation of the world goes about fighting the real and imagined war on terrorism. The writer makes an interesting case about interpreting a Democratic California Rep. Jane Harman's new salvo in the war on terror through her bill Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007," as being a pointless one but one that could also be equally damaging if taken to the logical extreme in attempting to get at radical ideas. "Homegrown terrorism" and "violent radicalization," as defined here, may encompass thoughts, ideas, and plans, not just acts or conduct.The point of this new legislation isn't just to interrupt existing homegrown terror plots but to do something about the radical ideas that inspire them. That may be a worthy goal, but it's assuredly a goal that implicates protected speech, the writer Dahlia Lithwick at Slate.com says