LPNH calls its posts "completely legal"
Official X account, Libertarian Party of New Hampshire
“completely legal”
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Links directly to the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's own X posts and to Jeremy Kauffman's post about the account suspension. Those underlying X posts could not be independently retrieved as of the date accessed, so this article is cited as the source for their wording.
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Officials across New Hampshire had condemned the party's September 22 post and the state Attorney General's office said it was aware of it.
After the quotation
The Boston Globe reported that the party's account had also not deleted a separate post urging people to "light Democrats on fire."
How this statement is classified
Responding to: The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire's posts, including its September 22 post about elected Democrats, are completely legal.
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to the fixed reference point, the party disputed the characterization of its post as an unlawful threat by asserting legality, without withdrawing or apologizing for the underlying content.
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