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-- "Forcibly remove" is not speech. It's a threat. --

If you look at the entire event in context, including the letters to the governors, the FBI comes off as "abundance of caution" times ten thousand. Or, as helping to stir the pot.

From Wikipedia:

During the week of March 31, 2010, over 30 governors received letters from the group, warning them to leave office within three days or be removed. Governor Mike Beebe of Arkansas said, "It basically said, resign, ask for forgiveness and then we'll reinstate you, and if you sign this we'll consider you re-elected." The FBI has said that it expects all 50 governors to receive the letters. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are investigating, but do not believe the group is violent. Regardless, some investigators believe the letters could cause others to commit violent acts.

From a different news story, "The FBI has not released the letters. The bureau said they contain no direct threat but asserted that their implied threat to governors could serve to spark lone-wolf violence."

Now, but for the FBI making the letters a matter for public concern, how could the letters cause others to commit violent acts? Not that the letters will (cause or spark violence), mind you, but if they would (or even could), why make a big public stink and give the letters substantially wider play and bigger audience? It's a version of throw stones, and see which dogs yelp.

“no direct threat but asserted that their implied threat to governors could serve to spark lone-wolf violence”

So the feds have NO threat but now Freedom Of Speech could spark violence so it's considered a threat?

This government has us in a box and there is no escape. If we say Obama should be impeached and removed from office then I guess that could be a threat.