[Vision2020] Don't Shoot Obama?

[Wayne Price]

Then there is the nasty problem of FEDERAL LAW:

TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 84 > § 1751
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§ 1751. PRESIDENTIAL AND PRESIDENTIAL STAFF ASSASSINATION, KIDNAPPING,  
AND ASSAULT; PENALTIES
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(a) Whoever kills
(1) any individual who is the President of the United States, the  
President-elect, the Vice President, or, if there is no Vice  
President, the officer next in the order of succession to the Office  
of the President of the United States, the Vice President-elect, or  
any person who is acting as President under the Constitution and laws  
of the United States, or
(2) any person appointed under section 105 (a)(2)(A) of title 3  
employed in the Executive Office of the President or appointed under  
section 106 (a)(1)(A) of title 3employed in the Office of the Vice  
President, shall be punished as provided by sections 1111 and 1112 of  
this title.
(b) Whoever kidnaps any individual designated in subsection (a) of  
this section shall be punished
(1) by imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or
(2) by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life, if  
death results to such individual.
(c) Whoever attempts to kill or kidnap any individual designated in  
subsection (a) of this section shall be punished by imprisonment for  
any term of years or for life.
(d) If two or more persons conspire to kill or kidnap any individual  
designated in subsection (a) of this section and one or more of such  
persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each shall  
be punished
(1) by imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or
(2) by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life, if  
death results to such individual.
(e) Whoever assaults any person designated in subsection (a)(1) shall  
be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or  
both. Whoever assaults any person designated in subsection (a)(2)  
shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned not more than one year,  
or both; and if the assault involved the use of a dangerous weapon, or  
personal injury results, shall be fined under this title, or  
imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(f) The terms “President-elect” and “Vice-President-elect” as used in  
this section shall mean such persons as are the apparent successful  
candidates for the offices of President and Vice President,  
respectively, as ascertained from the results of the general elections  
held to determine the electors of President and Vice President in  
accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 1 and 2.
(g) The Attorney General of the United States, in his discretion is  
authorized to pay an amount not to exceed $100,000 for information and  
services concerning a violation of subsection (a)(1). Any officer or  
employee of the United States or of any State or local government who  
furnishes information or renders service in the performance of his  
official duties shall not be eligible for payment under this subsection.
(h) If Federal investigative or prosecutive jurisdiction is asserted  
for a violation of this section, such assertion shall suspend the  
exercise of jurisdiction by a State or local authority, under any  
applicable State or local law, until Federal action is terminated.
(i) Violations of this section shall be investigated by the Federal  
Bureau of Investigation. Assistance may be requested from any Federal,  
State, or local agency, including the Army, Navy, and Air Force, any  
statute, rule, or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding.
(j) In a prosecution for an offense under this section the Government  
need not prove that the defendant knew that the victim of the offense  
was an official protected by this section.
(k) There is extraterritorial jurisdiction over the conduct prohibited  
by this section.


On Nov 16, 2011, at 4:49 PM, Ron Force wrote:

> From ABC News:
> Hours after Pennsylvania State Police arrested a 21-year-old Idaho  
> man for allegedly firing a semi-automatic rifle at the White House,  
> the top student official for the College Republicans at the  
> University of Texas tweeted that the idea of assassinating President  
> Obama was “tempting.”
> At 2:29 p.m. ET, UT’s Lauren E. Pierce wrote: “Y’all as tempting as  
> it may be, don’t shoot Obama. We need him to go down in history as  
> the WORST president we’ve EVER had! #2012.”
> Pierce, the president of the College Republicans at UT Austin, told  
> ABC News the comment was a “joke” and that the “whole [shooting  
> incident] was stupid.” Giggling, she said that an attempted  
> assassination would “only make the situation worse.”
> “Insofar as she’s a representative [of the College Republicans],  
> maybe it shouldn’t be said, but she’s made a positive statement in a  
> way, ” said Cassie Wright, the group’s vice president.
> “I don’t really see anything wrong with it,” Wright added. “It’s  
> just a personal comment, not representative of any group. Just  
> freedom of speech, you know?”
>
>
> Ron Force
> Moscow Idaho USA
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