Virginia Democrats Push Legislation to Make Criticism of Government Officials a Criminal Offense

[martybegan]

No more threats and harassment against public officials? Whatever will the hatemongers do now?

Dissent is not necessarily a threat or harassment

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Here's the bill.

Threats and harassment of certain officials and property; venue. Provides that certain crimes relating to threats and harassment may be prosecuted in the City of Richmond if the victim is the Governor, Governor-elect, Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor-elect, Attorney General, or Attorney General-elect, a member or employee of the General Assembly, a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or a judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. In addition, threats to damage property may be prosecuted in the City of Richmond if the property is owned by the Commonwealth and located in the Capitol District.

Don't see the word "dissent" anywhere.

Aren't there already "threat" statutes on the books?

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Probably, but then again the hateful right probably does not know the difference between threats and dissent.

Coming from a side that disrupts speeches by those they disagree with, your hypocrisy reeks.

 

[JimBowie1958]

It is getting out of hand folks.
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House Bill 1627 was introduced by Delegate Jeffrey M. Bourne last week. The legislation “provides that certain crimes relating to threats and harassment may be prosecuted in the City of Richmond if the victim is the Governor, Governor-elect, Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor-elect, Attorney General, or Attorney General-elect, a member or employee of the General Assembly, a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or a judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia.”
Language in the bill explicitly criminalizes free speech, in what would constitute a blatant attack on the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.

“If any person, with the intent to coerce, intimidate, or harass any person, shall use a computer or computer network to communicate obscene, vulgar, profane, lewd, lascivious, or indecent language, or make any suggestion or proposal of an obscene nature, or threaten any illegal or immoral act, he is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor,” the legislation reads.

The legislation makes it clear that the above provision applies directly to “the Governor, Governor-elect, Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor-elect, Attorney General, or Attorney General-elect, a member or employee of the General Assembly, a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or a judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia,” which means this legislation effectively criminalizes dissent against public officials.

The legislation makes it clear that the above provision applies directly to “the Governor, Governor-elect, Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor-elect, Attorney General, or Attorney General-elect, a member or employee of the General Assembly, a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or a judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia,” which means this legislation effectively criminalizes dissent against public officials.

Tina Freitas, wife of Republican Delegate Nick Freitas, called attention to this intolerable act in a Facebook post on Tuesday night.
“Wow on cue, now they are after the 1A! Dems are trying to set up special rules exclusive to the Elite ruling class, to protect themselves from criticism!” Freitas wrote.

“What is considered harassment? Is Governor Infanticide/KKK Hood trying to avoid being held accountable? Are we no longer allowed to demand justice for the alleged rape victims of LG Fairfax? This is some straight up communist censorship!” she added.

Virginia Democrats Push Legislation to Make Criticism of Government O…

 

[JimBowie1958]

No more threats and harassment against public officials? Whatever will the hatemongers do now?

Dissent is not necessarily a threat or harassment

To the Woketards dissent is hateful, treasonous lying threats by its very nature!

How could they lead us to the Promised Land with people mocking them?

 

[JimBowie1958]

We need laws to make it a felony to incite violence against Trump supporters.

We need laws that let us hit back.

 

[kwc57]

In the wake of the Virginia gun rights rally on Monday, Democrats in the Capitol are not slowing down their push for tyranny. They are moving a bill through the legislature that would effectively criminalize dissent against Governor Blackface Northam and other state government officials.

House Bill 1627 was introduced by Delegate Jeffrey M. Bourne last week. The legislation “provides that certain crimes relating to threats and harassment may be prosecuted in the City of Richmond if the victim is the Governor, Governor-elect, Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor-elect, Attorney General, or Attorney General-elect, a member or employee of the General Assembly, a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or a judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia.”

Language in the bill explicitly criminalizes free speech, in what would constitute a blatant attack on the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.

(Excerpt) Read more at bigleaguepolitics.com ...

DemonRATS Sounding more and more like Bejing.and North Korea politically each day....Is Virginia the TRIAL STATE for American communism as DemonRATS now have full control of all 3 branches of the government? One has to wonder after the GUN RALLY this week where thousands showed up to protest the governments taking away 2nd Amendment rights!

Liberals...…….they never met a Constitutional right that they liked very much. It takes too much control out of the hands of the people who think they no what's best for you.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

No more threats and harassment against public officials? Whatever will the hatemongers do now?

Disagreement with elected officials isn't harassment.

 

[easyt65]

In the wake of the Virginia gun rights rally on Monday, Democrats in the Capitol are not slowing down their push for tyranny. They are moving a bill through the legislature that would effectively criminalize dissent against Governor Blackface Northam and other state government officials.

House Bill 1627 was introduced by Delegate Jeffrey M. Bourne last week. The legislation “provides that certain crimes relating to threats and harassment may be prosecuted in the City of Richmond if the victim is the Governor, Governor-elect, Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor-elect, Attorney General, or Attorney General-elect, a member or employee of the General Assembly, a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or a judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia.”

Language in the bill explicitly criminalizes free speech, in what would constitute a blatant attack on the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.

(Excerpt) Read more at bigleaguepolitics.com ...

DemonRATS Sounding more and more like Bejing.and North Korea politically each day....Is Virginia the TRIAL STATE for American communism as DemonRATS now have full control of all 3 branches of the government? One has to wonder after the GUN RALLY this week where thousands showed up to protest the governments taking away 2nd Amendment rights!

The Constitution is GREAT.....as long as the rights afforded by it are offensive to Democrats, get in the way of whatever they want to do, and does not shield them from - in this case - criticism.



We have many rights in this country....the right NOT to be offended is NOT one of them. Poor easily offended, easily frightened snowflakes.

 

[mudwhistle]

No more threats and harassment against public officials? Whatever will the hatemongers do now?

Go back to jail.
Democrats let them out.....now they're putting them back in.

 

[j-mac]

No more threats and harassment against public officials? Whatever will the hatemongers do now?

Dissent is not necessarily a threat or harassment

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Here's the bill.

Threats and harassment of certain officials and property; venue. Provides that certain crimes relating to threats and harassment may be prosecuted in the City of Richmond if the victim is the Governor, Governor-elect, Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor-elect, Attorney General, or Attorney General-elect, a member or employee of the General Assembly, a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or a judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia. In addition, threats to damage property may be prosecuted in the City of Richmond if the property is owned by the Commonwealth and located in the Capitol District.

Don't see the word "dissent" anywhere.

Aren't there already "threat" statutes on the books?

Sent from my SM-T587P using Tapatalk

Probably, but then again the hateful right probably does not know the difference between threats and dissent.

Why don't you tell us?

 

[mudwhistle]

In the wake of the Virginia gun rights rally on Monday, Democrats in the Capitol are not slowing down their push for tyranny. They are moving a bill through the legislature that would effectively criminalize dissent against Governor Blackface Northam and other state government officials.

House Bill 1627 was introduced by Delegate Jeffrey M. Bourne last week. The legislation “provides that certain crimes relating to threats and harassment may be prosecuted in the City of Richmond if the victim is the Governor, Governor-elect, Lieutenant Governor, Lieutenant Governor-elect, Attorney General, or Attorney General-elect, a member or employee of the General Assembly, a justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, or a judge of the Court of Appeals of Virginia.”

Language in the bill explicitly criminalizes free speech, in what would constitute a blatant attack on the 1st Amendment of the Constitution.

(Excerpt) Read more at bigleaguepolitics.com ...

DemonRATS Sounding more and more like Bejing.and North Korea politically each day....Is Virginia the TRIAL STATE for American communism as DemonRATS now have full control of all 3 branches of the government? One has to wonder after the GUN RALLY this week where thousands showed up to protest the governments taking away 2nd Amendment rights!

We need laws to make it a felony to incite violence against Trump supporters.

Here's an example of what Democrats are doing to incite violence.

This prick needs to go to jail....taking Maxine Waters comments to another level.

 

[Mac-7]

No more threats and harassment against public officials? Whatever will the hatemongers do now?

We have seen threats and harassment against trump officials for three years and I suspect you cheered them on

 

[regent]

It was our first conservative president, Adams. that had a law passed that no one could criticize government officials. Sort of violated the First Amendment.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

No more threats and harassment against public officials? Whatever will the hatemongers do now?

Self justification at it's finest.

Good job.