Is it illegal to publicly wish for the assassination of a prominent political figure in the USA?

Is it illegal to publicly wish for the assassination of a prominent US political figure?Is it illegal to publicly wish for the assassination of a prominent political figure in the USA?
Not unless you make a threat.Is it illegal to publicly wish for the assassination of a prominent political figure in the USA?
Publicly wishing is not illegal, as it is your right to say what you want. But you better believe that if anything actually happens to that person there will be federal agents breaking down your door before you can say ';oh s**t';
You mean like Wanda Dykes wishing kidney failure on Rush Limbaugh while YOUR president laughed?





Not illegal. just REALLY REALLY poor taste. about as bad as 540.00 sneakers at a feed the poor rally!





Or do you mean the yo-yo's on yahoo who say if we can't impeach him, then a s s a s s in ate him? I agree it is over the top and I wish no one would say that sort of thing, but I do not think it is illegal.





I IS illegal to threaten to do it or to plot it in public.





Wish it?, NO. Plan it or threaten it? YES!
No, it's not illegal. It's called ';鈥渃rude political hyperbole';, and is protected by the First Amendment.
I don't know about illegal. But you will get seriously investigated by secret service or police. They might even go as far as confiscating your computer.
Well this will answer your question.





Make a specific threat right here on Yahoo answers.





Wait till tomorrow and see what happens.





Good luck. You are going to need it.
No. Ronald's Reagan's son did it on his radio show.
Go ahead.
People go to prison for that.
I would not be very prudent to do so.
I think you're on a list now.
yes

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