> I would guess it was deemed a threat, though. Now if you had said "I'm going to kill you one of these days, X", that would be protected because the threat isn't imminent.

I think there's a difference between the "true threats" and "imminent lawless action" issues: that is, I think true threats are unprotected even if they aren't imminent. I think the imminent lawless action issue relates more to incitement issues, while the true threats issue relates more to, well, threats to harm specific people. But

> I too would love input from someone more knowledgeable than me, though.

... same here!