If it was not illegal to pray for a president’s assassination in 2012, I don’t think it is illegal to hope for a presidents assassination in 2017.
Both statements are offensive and vile and neither person who said those things is fit for public office, but it is not illegal.
I want to point out that the fatherless comment is a stupid, ugly thing to say but, it does not necessarily mean assassinate and it isn’t inciting violence.
Oh, yes it is. When you are speaking of the POTUS and speaking of desiring assassination, that is sedition right there, pure and simple. You are speaking of the overthrow of a head of state.
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.
(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.