>I've no trouble being convinced that the way the government is attempting to investigate these comments is ham-handed and excessive.
>I have a harder time getting outraged about someone's inalienable right to talk about shooting federal judges and then remain anonymous or avoid any government scrutiny.
The reason we should push back on these kinds of investigations is federal agencies sometimes proceed knowing full well the subject isn't doing anything illegal, but they can make someone miserable just through the normal investigative process. The process itself is the punishment they intend to mete out to people who say things they don't like.
>I have a harder time getting outraged about someone's inalienable right to talk about shooting federal judges and then remain anonymous or avoid any government scrutiny.
The reason we should push back on these kinds of investigations is federal agencies sometimes proceed knowing full well the subject isn't doing anything illegal, but they can make someone miserable just through the normal investigative process. The process itself is the punishment they intend to mete out to people who say things they don't like.