US House passes bill to punish non-profits deemed to support ‘terrorism’

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The Republican-controlled US House on Thursday passed a bill that would give the government broad powers to punish non-profit organizations it deems support “terrorism”.
45% : In the days since the first vote last week, non-profit organizations that have historically worked closely with Democrats have pushed against the passage of the bill, arguing that it would give Donald Trump sweeping powers to crack down arbitrarily on his political opponents in civil society.
30% : During debate on Thursday, the Republican Pennsylvania congressman Lloyd Smucker claimed that “nefarious groups” had provided material and financial support to Hamas, and said Democrats who changed their minds about the bill had only done so because Trump was elected.
27% : After Trump, who has vowed to root out “enemies from within” the state, was elected, the bill generated broader opposition.
27% : “Talk about election denialism, when are you gonna accept that Trump won this election?” said Smucker.
18% : Members opposing the bill warned that Trump would abuse it if it was signed into law.

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