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Were they charged with treason?
by kortilla 3y ago
Were they charged with treason?
- ceejayoz 3y agoInsurrection and treason are very different things.
- kortilla 3y agoIndeed, one of them is the same as any violent protest against the government. Another is a real threat.
- ceejayoz 3y agoNo; treason - as narrowly defined in the US - requires work with/for external enemies. Attacking Congress in hopes of installing King Charles would be treasonous; doing it to install Trump is not. Insurrection and seditious conspiracy remain somewhat different than boring old disorderly conduct and assault charges.
- kortilla 3y agoNo, many people were charged with treason during the civil war, which was definitely not external forces.
- ceejayoz 3y agoThe Confederacy, post succession, was very much an external force "levying war against the United States". Trump's insurrectionists, whatever you think of them, weren't. American jurisprudence has also come a ways since the 1860s.
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 3y agoWhataboutism.
- kortilla 3y agoThat’s not what that term means.
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 3y ago>the technique or practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a counteraccusation or raising a different issue.
- kortilla 3y agoIt’s not a different issue. It’s the same one.