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by janalsncm 934 days ago
It’s a felony in fact.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threatening_the_president_of...

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Doesn't seem enforced unless there's actual steps taken. I'm just saying what I've seen. I've heard many baseless threats made against various presidents and no one cares.
Rights aren’t simply the absence of enforcement. The fact that threats against the president aren’t prosecuted doesn’t make those threats protected 1A speech.