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To: cripplecreek
It never included threatening to kill someone.

Bull crap. I've threatened to kill people before. So have you.

It is our right to express our disgust for people by saying that we'd like to kill them or like to see them die.

That right is secured by the first amendment. It is only when we act on that threat that we should be subject to prosecution.

I am willing to bet that there has never been an assasination of a president by someone who has publicly threatened to kill them. Assassins don't threaten to kill presidents. They just do it.

52 posted on 02/27/2009 7:05:16 AM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: P-Marlowe
Bull crap. I've threatened to kill people before. So have you. It is our right to express our disgust for people by saying that we'd like to kill them or like to see them die.

No, I haven't. You should seek professional help if you do.

82 posted on 02/27/2009 7:57:35 AM PST by Melas
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To: P-Marlowe

It is illegal to threaten to kill the president. And I am willing to bet that anyone who publicly threatened to kill the president was unable to carry it out because they were arrested. And most threats/attempts/assassinations against US presidents haven’t been carried out by assassins, they’ve been carried out by crazy people.


89 posted on 02/27/2009 8:17:07 AM PST by Crystal Cove
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