The Washington state Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to make harassing election workers a felony, three months after four county election offices received envelopes containing suspicious powder — including three testing positive for fentanyl — and had to be evacuated.

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    7 months ago

    Iirc most laws do cover threats but aren’t enforceable due in large part of the first amendment. So threats are only enforced when there is real, imminent danger to the victim.

    Even in cases of threatening the president, you get a visit from the Secret Service and charges are rare.

    I am not a lawyer. This is not legal advice.