WestVirginiaRebel Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 The Hill:Rep. Robert Brady (D-Pa.) reportedly plans to introduce legislation that would make it a federal crime to use language or symbols that could be perceived as threatening or inciting violence against a federal official or member of Congress.Brady told CNN that he wants federal lawmakers and officials to have the same protections against threat currently provided to the president. His call comes one day after Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was shot, along with 19 other people, at a public event in Tucson. A suspect is currently in custody."The president is a federal official," Brady told CNN in a telephone interview. "You can't do it to him; you should not be able to do it to a congressman, senator or federal judge."Among the six people killed was federal Judge John Roll.While it is unknown at this time whether the shooting was politically motivated, that has not prevented a vigorous debate about whether heated political rhetoric seen during the healthcare reform debate and during the 2010 campaign is inciting violence.________Here it comes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Simmons Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Simple solution: Just extend the current law outlawing threats to the President to Members of Congress. No new pernicious "hate-speech language (non)definitions" required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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