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DeLay Threat Potentially Illegal

DeLay Threat Potentially Illegal via Think Progress Sen. Frank Launtenberg (D-NJ) has sent a letter to Tom Delay advising him that his threat may
By John Amato

DeLay Threat Potentially Illegal

via Think Progress

Sen. Frank Launtenberg (D-NJ) has sent a letter to Tom Delay advising him that his threat may have violated federal law:

You should be aware that your comments yesterday may violate a Federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. 115 (a)(1)(B). That law states:

“Whoever threatens to assault…. or murder, a United States judge… with intent to retaliate against such… judge…. on account of the performance of official duties, shall be punished [by up to six years in prison]”

Threats against specific Federal judges are not only a serious crime, but also beneath a Member of Congress. In my view, the true measure of democracy is how it dispenses justice. Your attempt to intimidate judges in America not only threatens our courts, but our fundamental democracy as well.

Read the full text of the letter here.

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