[drewmol]

>Yes. Terroristic threat, for example.

This is such an important point. The PATRIOT Act threw protections for citizens out the window in cases of terrorism (no evidence required). DOD requires no trials, no warrants, only notifying judges with an accompanying gag-order and no input or oversight from them (making it illegal for them to divulge suspected abuses) to wiretap or kill anyone. President Obama used a drone strike to explode a 16 y/o boy (a US citizen) in Yemen[0]. This is only one of the cases we know about, and it’s impossible to know the extent it’s been used. I know that’s not the case here, but it is such a huge problem that needs to be fixed legislatively - I felt it necessary to comment.

[0]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Abdulrahman_al-Aw...

[bdcravens]

Keep in mind I'm not talking about the popular definition of "terrorism". "Terroristic threat" is literally telling someone you are going to hurt them or someone else, and existed well before the events of 9/11. It is a crime punishable at the state level.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terroristic_threat