We've all seen the signs of what looks like the beginning of a new wave of far-right terrorism -- the Tiller murder, the Austin plane attack, and so on. With the outbreak of vandalism and threats following the passage of HCR, and the more-hysterical-than-ever rhetoric on much of the right, the danger of terrorism or violence directed against the political leadership and institutions of this country seems more serious than ever.
If you see or hear anything that suggets a serious threat, report it. The Secret Service and the FBI are helped in their work by an alert public. You could save a life, or many.
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Thanks. You know, free speech is wonderful, but it's amazing, isn't it, that we have so many whack jobs actually making threats of assassination or great bodily harm, encouraging the violent overthrow of the guv, and so forth. Some people have evidently lost all sense of balance and decorum, and think it perfectly appropriate to threaten and rave like lunatics in the public sphere. I hope the brick-throwers, pipe-cutters, and death-threat makers are brought to justice for their criminal acts. This sort of thing must not come to be viewed as normal "political expression."
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