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landolfi

(234 posts) Sat Jan 5, 2013, 01:07 AM Jan 2013

Supposing we wanted to bring sedition charges against Boehner and the Tea Party wingnuts...

What is the definition of sedition and do the Rethug debt ceiling antics qualify? Who would bring sedition charges? Is there any basis for civil action?

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Supposing we wanted to bring sedition charges against Boehner and the Tea Party wingnuts... (Original Post) landolfi Jan 2013 OP

Sedition... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #1

silly H2O Man Jan 2013 #2

Not happening. See Article 1, section 6 of the US Constitution. nt kelly1mm Jan 2013 #3

Being an asshole is not seditious. SomethingFishy Jan 2013 #4

You really want to see power abused to target and punish political opponents? pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #5

You know the Tea Party hates Boehner, right? Recursion Jan 2013 #6

Why screw around when the POTUS has the Legal Power and Authority stultusporcos Jan 2013 #7

Shhhh! That's what our FEMA camps are for. pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #8

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. Sedition...

Reply to landolfi (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 01:30 AM

Jan 2013

http://thelawdictionary.org/sedition/

http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/part-I/chapter-115

H2O Man

(73,605 posts)

2. silly

Reply to landolfi (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 01:32 AM

Jan 2013

kelly1mm

(4,734 posts)

3. Not happening. See Article 1, section 6 of the US Constitution. nt

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Sat Jan 5, 2013, 02:00 AM

Jan 2013

SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)

4. Being an asshole is not seditious.

Reply to landolfi (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 02:10 AM

Jan 2013

It's just being an asshole.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

5. You really want to see power abused to target and punish political opponents?

Reply to landolfi (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 02:18 AM

Jan 2013

Besides being wrong, you might stop and realize that it's also a 2-way street...

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

6. You know the Tea Party hates Boehner, right?

Reply to landolfi (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 02:44 AM

Jan 2013

Like, really really hates him.

stultusporcos

(327 posts)

7. Why screw around when the POTUS has the Legal Power and Authority

Reply to landolfi (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 05:57 AM

Jan 2013

To declare the Republican Party a Terrorist Organization and can immediately arrest and detain them indefinitely arrest all of the Republicans in Congress, State Legislatures and Governors.
Those that are registered Republicans or have ever provided financial support are also arrested and assets seized, the Republicans got to pay back what they stole.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

8. Shhhh! That's what our FEMA camps are for.

Reply to stultusporcos (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 5, 2013, 06:00 AM

Jan 2013

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