Sec. 4. Rules of construction
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For purposes of construing this Act and amendments made by this Act, the following shall apply: Nothing in this Act shall be construed to confer any authority, including law enforcement authority, beyond that which is authorized under existing law. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prohibit any constitutionally protected speech, expressive conduct or activities (regardless of whether compelled by, or central to, a system of religious belief), including the exercise of religion protected by the First Amendment and peaceful picketing or demonstration.
The Constitution does not protect speech, conduct, or activities consisting of planning for, conspiring to commit, or committing an act of violence. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt or conflict with existing Federal privacy laws, except in circumstances listed herein. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to allow prosecution based solely upon an individual’s expression of racial, religious, political, or other beliefs or solely upon an individual’s membership in a group advocating or espousing such beliefs.