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That's a nice theory, but there's a news article every fortnight these days about someone getting chucked in the slammer for a casual, jokey remark on twitter being interpreted as a "terrorist threat".



Are you trying to say that it isn't protected by the First Amendment, or that law enforcement is selective?

Do remember that a police officer who threatened to kill the First Lady still has his job.




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