To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Make Campaign Intimidation Illegal
Severe penalties must be imposed on any political candidate that incites or endorses violence, intimidates or prevents journalists for performing their job or threatens political opponents while campaigning for any political office.
Why is this important?
Our country has just elected a candidate whose behavior on the campaign trail was an affront to democracy. This is not about political issues. A law can be crafted that does not limit free speech but does clearly define actions that must never be allowed. Donald Trump encouraged his supporters to attack peaceful protestors, he made statements that amounted to sponsoring violence (e.g "Seriously, okay, just knock the hell. I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees; I promise, I promise."). His actions went beyond revoking credentials of journalists from news organizations that he felt provided unfair coverage, singled out one journalist at several rallies drawing jeers from the crowd of thousands.