Under the USA PATRIOT Act,members of such activist groups as Operation Rescue,Greenpeace,or the World Trade Organization protesters could be charged with domestic terrorism.

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The USA PATRIOT Act defines domestic terrorism as any activity that involves planning or carrying out acts of violence against people or property within the United States, or which involves conspiring or providing material support to such acts. While members of groups like Operation Rescue or Greenpeace may engage in nonviolent activism, if any members were involved in planning or carrying out violent acts, they could be charged with domestic terrorism under the provisions of the act. Similarly, some individuals involved in World Trade Organization protests have engaged in property damage or other violent activity, and could be charged as domestic terrorists if their actions met the criteria set out in the law.

Under the USA PATRIOT Act,members of Such Activist Groups as Operation