The move is patently illegal but the damage is done, emboldening school boards to report dissenters they don't like to local and federal agencies for harassment and punishment.

Destructive and murderous behavior of groups like BLM and Antifa are not designated as domestic terrorists or threats to national security, but moms and dads of young students are because they protest rogue school board behavior. This will test the backbone and mettle of every middle American who never thought they would be personally affected by the turmoil in America. Now, they have been dragged into it, even if kicking and screaming. ? TN Editor

In the wake of Attorney General Merrick Garland's announcement that he plans to sic the FBI on concerned parents who speak out at school board meetings against critical race theory and COVID restrictions, Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) blasted the Biden administration and said Americans should "be afraid of your government."