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Indeed, one of them is the same as any violent protest against the government. Another is a real threat.
by kortilla 3y ago
Indeed, 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.