Findings

Congress finds the following: (1) Congress has not delegated to the President the ability to designate an entity as a domestic terrorist organization. (2) The President does not have inherent authority under article II of the Constitution of the United States to designate an entity as a domestic terrorist organization. (3) The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States explicitly guarantees the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. (4) No Federal employee, including the President and the Vice President, may violate the constitutional rights of any person or group of people.