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In reply to the discussion: Sedition [View all]Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)31. This is more than stupid and irresponislbe shit they are talking,,,,,
An Impertinent Question
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Permit me an impertinent question (or three).
Suppose a small group of extremely wealthy people sought to systematically destroy the U.S. government by (1) finding and bankrolling new candidates pledged to shrinking and dismembering it; (2) intimidating or bribing many current senators and representatives to block all proposed legislation, prevent the appointment of presidential nominees, eliminate funds to implement and enforce laws, and threaten to default on the nations debt; (3) taking over state governments in order to redistrict, gerrymander, require voter IDs, purge voter rolls, and otherwise suppress the votes of the majority in federal elections; (4) running a vast PR campaign designed to convince the American public of certain big lies, such as climate change is a hoax, and (5) buying up the media so the public cannot know the truth.
Would you call this treason?
If not, what would you call it?
And what would you do about it?
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Permit me an impertinent question (or three).
Suppose a small group of extremely wealthy people sought to systematically destroy the U.S. government by (1) finding and bankrolling new candidates pledged to shrinking and dismembering it; (2) intimidating or bribing many current senators and representatives to block all proposed legislation, prevent the appointment of presidential nominees, eliminate funds to implement and enforce laws, and threaten to default on the nations debt; (3) taking over state governments in order to redistrict, gerrymander, require voter IDs, purge voter rolls, and otherwise suppress the votes of the majority in federal elections; (4) running a vast PR campaign designed to convince the American public of certain big lies, such as climate change is a hoax, and (5) buying up the media so the public cannot know the truth.
Would you call this treason?
If not, what would you call it?
And what would you do about it?
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If they tried that, the only people committing sedition would be the DOJ and the President.
dairydog91
Nov 2013
#41
So should Barack Obama have been arrested in 2006 for voting not to raise the debt ceiling?
Nye Bevan
Nov 2013
#9
Once again, who in any authority is calling for sedition charges to be brought against
Ranchemp.
Nov 2013
#19
Yes! Let's set the legal precedent that can be used against Democrats the next time
Lurks Often
Nov 2013
#24
I'd like to hear this "good case" for the arrest and trial of members of Congress.
Dr. Strange
Nov 2013
#36
ANd you know who have been spreading rumors about being locked up in camps for years
malaise
Nov 2013
#42