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The same day, Turner blasted the decision with a lengthy Internet posting. In one passage, he quoted Thomas Jefferson as saying, "The tree of liberty must be replenished from time to time with the blood of tyrants and patriots," court papers said. Authorities say he then went too far by writing, "Let me be the first to say this plainly: These judges must die. Their blood will replenish the tree of liberty." Turner later posted the judges' photographs, telephone numbers and work addresses, along with maps of a federal building that pointed out truck bomb barriers, they say. He also cited the 2005 slaying of the mother and husband of another federal judge in Chicago, they say. "Apparently, the 7th U.S. Circuit didn't get the hint after those killings," authorities say he wrote. "It appears another lesson is needed." If convicted, Turner would face up to 10 years in prison. The judges were unharmed.
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