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the-new-style 19 points ago +19 / -0

You're 100% wrong

United States Code at 18 U.S.C. § 2381

Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.

There are no caveats

just ask Mary Surratt

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BrakeRemovalMechanic 10 points ago +10 / -0

We do not need to be in a state of declared war for enemies to declare war on us.

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BrakeRemovalMechanic 5 points ago +5 / -0

18 U.S. Code § 2384.Seditious conspiracy

If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

The difference is owing allegiance, and sedition is much more wide ranging, including delaying execution of law.

I had a definition for levying war back on The_Donald but that post is gone now.

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the-new-style 2 points ago +2 / -0

I'll throw this into the mix too then. it doesn't even need to be sedition or treason

The Alien Registration Act (1940), popularly known as the Smith Act.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2385

18 U.S. Code § 2385. Advocating overthrow of Government

Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying the government of the United States or the government of any State, Territory, District or Possession thereof, or the government of any political subdivision therein, by force or violence, or by the assassination of any officer of any such government; or

Whoever, with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of any such government, prints, publishes, edits, issues, circulates, sells, distributes, or publicly displays any written or printed matter advocating, advising, or teaching the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying any government in the United States by force or violence, or attempts to do so; or

Whoever organizes or helps or attempts to organize any society, group, or assembly of persons who teach, advocate, or encourage the overthrow or destruction of any such government by force or violence; or becomes or is a member of, or affiliates with, any such society, group, or assembly of persons, knowing the purposes thereof—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.

If two or more persons conspire to commit any offense named in this section, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.

As used in this section, the terms “organizes” and “organize”, with respect to any society, group, or assembly of persons, include the recruiting of new members, the forming of new units, and the regrouping or expansion of existing clubs, classes, and other units of such society, group, or assembly of persons.

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Visceroth 11 points ago +11 / -0

What was the end date of the war on terror?

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Mr.GoodWrench 5 points ago +5 / -0

I don't think it ever ended.

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MrZ211 11 points ago +11 / -0

Do the gallows care?

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jimmycrack 7 points ago +7 / -0

wait wait wait...do they actually identify as "gallows" we don't want to assume anything now

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AngeredKabar 7 points ago +7 / -0

It's fucking war. People have been killed.

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SFWarrior 6 points ago +6 / -0

We’re always at war. It’s treason you fool.

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TheBigKahuna 5 points ago +5 / -0

You are of course, correct. Treason was specifically defined in the Constitution as "giving aid and comfort to the enemy", so you have to be at War to have an enemy.

Therefore, it is sedition. However, the Pedes here are just using the term as synonymous with a nefarious, Republic and freedom destroying act. They're not using it as a legal term in a court.

Article III.3 "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. "

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BrakeRemovalMechanic 3 points ago +3 / -0

How does one declare war against the United States? Does a vast conspiracy to burn down cities kill people and remove the President from office count?

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WildStar 1 point ago +1 / -0

It's sedition certainly, and I'm sure we could get insurrection thrown in as well. But Treason is still a higher bar to prove. We have to prove that they were aiding an active enemy. Now I know that every one of us immediately pointed right at China just now, but that involves proving enough hostility exists to define China as an enemy. I wouldn't say that it's impossible, but it is a much harder sell. And a prosecutor might want to go for the more certain convictions.

On a historical note, there's a good reason treason is narrowly defined and made hard to prosecute. The founders did not want charges of treason to be easy to throw around, since beforehand, treason generally meant, "the king doesn't like you." Needless to say, we had problems with that definition.

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BrakeRemovalMechanic 1 point ago +1 / -0

No. You don't need to prove they are aiding an active enemy, if they are themselves the enemy they are aiding.

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TheBigKahuna 1 point ago +1 / -0

Well, your nation's leader or Congressional body would declare a war or simply invade. However, you have to be a state actor to do that.

If you are a citizen attempting to overthrow the government, that's called sedition.

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Hippopoonis 4 points ago +5 / -1

GFY, troll!

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maga_gal 4 points ago +4 / -0

It doesn't have to be in time of war, I don't think. It just has to include betrayal with the benefit of another country... ?CoughChinaCough

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Chick-fill-eh 4 points ago +4 / -0

We're at war with NK. NK is a Chinese asset. Dominion contains Chinese software.

Treason.

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Clandestiny 3 points ago +3 / -0

Sure does FEEL like war over here, lol.

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CandyBarr 3 points ago +3 / -0

Aren’t will still in a “war on terror”

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Dreadnot 2 points ago +2 / -0

Technically we are still at war.

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ShrikeDeCil 2 points ago +2 / -0

There's a core disconnect between "common use" and "historical use" and "legal definition of specific crime".

Much like "Red" is a specific color and a color category vaguely covering some 1/3 of all colors.

And: There's two separate legal definitions.

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ntvl 1 point ago +1 / -0

aren't we still at war?

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TRUMP818 1 point ago +1 / -0

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DeplorableHoosier 1 point ago +1 / -0

We are at war for the soul and future of America. We are being subverted by outside nations and attacked by Commies within. Just because no one is shooting does not mean the war hasn’t started.

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PMSocks 1 point ago +1 / -0

Technically Trump did say we were at war with the chicom virus

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TRUMP818 1 point ago +1 / -0

MY FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE DT.WIN IS THE WE GET TO USE THE WORD FAGGOT IT AGAIN WHAT A POWWRFUL WORD . I LIKE THAT IS BEEN SUCH A SHUNNING WORD THAT IS MAKES IT 5X MORE POWERTHAN 2001 VERY POTENT WORD

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TheJae 1 point ago +1 / -0

We're always at war so i can't see how that would hold. The deep state made sure we stayed in Syria so we're at least still at war there.

Treason

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Harambe 0 points ago +3 / -3

WRONG

Enjoy the gallows, cuck

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ALurker 0 points ago +0 / -0

Apparently they did conspire with Venezuela to overthrow the US government, and possibly China, too. So Treason works.

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20TrumpVictory20 -1 points ago +3 / -4

It's obvious that your projecting.