ON the heels of the surpreme court discussion this article pops up:

It Is Now "Free Speech" To Send Threats and Intimidate Abortion Providers

“They will know your habits and routines. They know where you shop, who your friends are, what you drive, where you live,” the letter said. “You will be checking under your car everyday — because maybe today is the day someone places an explosive under it.”

“The First Amendment is the absolute bedrock of this country’s freedom and I think the ability to express an opinion on a topic that is important to one — even if it is controversial — has to be protected so long as the line is not crossed and becomes a true threat. I don’t think this letter constitutes a true threat,” Marten said in his ruling from the bench.


http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-ri...ion-providers/

I freely admit I do not understand this. 'someone will place a bomb' is not a threath??

I understand how important freedom of speech is, but this makes a mockery of the whole idea, IMO.