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To: Timpanagos1

You always do claim things about the law you have never read. So, once again, I provide them for your educational reading. Try not to comment on things for which you have only ignorance to show.


18 U.S. Code § 871 - Threats against President and successors to the Presidency

(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President of the United States, or the Vice President-elect, or knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat against the President, President-elect, Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President, or Vice President-elect, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

(b) The terms “President-elect” and “Vice President-elect” as used in this section shall mean such persons as are the apparent successful candidates for the offices of President and Vice President, respectively, as ascertained from the results of the general elections held to determine the electors of President and Vice President in accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 1 and 2. The phrase “other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President” as used in this section shall mean the person next in the order of succession to act as President in accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 19 and 20.


112 posted on 08/17/2017 7:35:56 PM PDT by CodeToad (AA)
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To: CodeToad

It is a very thin line, but hoping or praying for a person’s or president’s demise is not a direct threat, it’s not even a threat.

It’s offensive, vile and distasteful and any person expressing such a hope or advocating such a prayer is not fit for public office.


114 posted on 08/17/2017 7:45:10 PM PDT by Timpanagos1
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