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Thu May 25, 2023, 02:14 PM

catbyte (32,446 posts)

'You are not a political prisoner': Judge delivers brutal smackdown of Stewart Rhodes

Brad Reed
May 25, 2023, 1:46 PM ET

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was hit with an 18-year prison sentence on Thursday -- but not before he received a brutal smackdown from Judge Amit Mehta.

He also made sure that Rhodes knew the severity of this offense.

"A seditious conspiracy... is among the most serious crimes an individual American can commit," Mehta informed him. "It's an offense against the government, to use force. It's an offense against the people of the country."

Mehta also took exception to Rhodes' claims of persecution and pointedly told him, "You are not a political prisoner."

"What we cannot have is a group of citizens... who because they didn't like the outcome of the election... are then prepared to take up arms to foment a revolution," he said, according to MacFarlane's transcription. "That's what you did."

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'You are not a political prisoner': Judge delivers brutal smackdown of Stewart Rhodes (Original post)	catbyte	May 25	OP
Kickin' with Gusto!	Faux pas	May 25	#1
For sedition	Old Crank	May 25	#2
At his age, this is	Mr.Bill	May 25	#3
I was just thinking the same thing.	MontanaMama	May 25	#8
Here's the very minimum this republic party scum will serve......	Jack from Charlotte	May 25	#22
Elmer (I hear he HATES to be called that, so...) may not be real popular....	lastlib	May 26	#27
boo hoo.	AZ8theist	May 25	#9
Yes, he's in his late 50s.	ShazzieB	May 25	#11
He might thrash you with his cane.	Dios Mio	May 26	#33
At least he can't shoot his other eye out in prison.	Hassin Bin Sober	May 25	#14
How soon before the goopers insist	Danascot	May 26	#29
KICK!	Hekate	May 25	#4
Riot Act; read.	dchill	May 25	#5
Well done!	2naSalit	May 25	#6
He's a convicted criminal, not a political prisoner. n/t	forgotmylogin	May 25	#7
Poor Stuart...	MontanaMama	May 25	#10
Elmer.	lastlib	May 26	#28
I like this judge's style, a lot!	ShazzieB	May 25	#12
Poor Elmer, Don't do sedition if you can't afford the imposition	MagickMuffin	May 25	#13
I wonder if this	kacekwl	May 25	#15
Yet they all still believe the big lie n/t	hibbing	May 25	#16
Good	Leith	May 25	#17
Traitors deserve to die in prison.	dalton99a	May 25	#18
It's not what "patriots" do.	GoodRaisin	May 25	#19
I will bet his wife and children are breathing a sigh of relief.	Bev54	May 25	#20
Hahahahahahaha!	oldsoftie	May 25	#24
Ty Judge for expounding on his crime.	electric_blue68	May 25	#21
Memo to DOJ. Read this and memorize it. You may need to read it to someone else.	usonian	May 25	#23
Just imagine	moniss	May 25	#25
FAFO! n/t	Hoosier	May 26	#26
rhodes is a psyhopath	Javaman	May 26	#30
Enjoy your Ramen noodles	orangecrush	May 26	#31
id wish that judge would say that to trump and his followers including that	AllaN01Bear	May 26	#32
Statement from Merrick Garland on sentencings	LetMyPeopleVote	May 26	#34

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Thu May 25, 2023, 02:16 PM

Faux pas (13,942 posts)

1. Kickin' with Gusto!

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:07 PM

Old Crank (1,771 posts)

2. For sedition

I would have thought sedition could get you a place in front of a wall with a blindfold....

Hope he enjoys his 18 years.

BTW. I'm against the death penalty.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:09 PM

Mr.Bill (20,981 posts)

3. At his age, this is

pretty much a life sentence.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:53 PM

MontanaMama (22,017 posts)

8. I was just thinking the same thing.

Stuart doesn't look like the healthiest specimen and that won't get better in the big house.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:54 PM

Jack from Charlotte (2,354 posts)

22. Here's the very minimum this republic party scum will serve......

Fed rules for time off for good behavior......

"In the federal system, prisoners who, in the judgment of the Bureau of Prisons, have exhibited "exemplary compliance with institutional disciplinary regulations" can get up to 54 days per year off their sentences.

So Elmer gets 54 days per year at most. That's 2.7 years. So the least this republic party traitor gets 15.3 years.

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Fri May 26, 2023, 08:35 AM

lastlib (20,694 posts)

27. Elmer (I hear he HATES to be called that, so...) may not be real popular....

..with the other denizens of his facility either. So it's likely to at least FEEL like a life sentence to him--which is a good thing.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:55 PM

AZ8theist (4,864 posts)

9. boo hoo.

Get his useless ass out of society.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 04:21 PM

ShazzieB (11,832 posts)

11. Yes, he's in his late 50s.

If he is still alive by then, he may not be up to much.

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Fri May 26, 2023, 11:13 AM

Dios Mio (388 posts)

33. He might thrash you with his cane.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 04:34 PM

Hassin Bin Sober (25,624 posts)

14. At least he can't shoot his other eye out in prison.

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Fri May 26, 2023, 08:40 AM

Danascot (4,350 posts)

29. How soon before the goopers insist

that federal prisoners be allowed to carry guns 'cause of 2nd amendment rights?

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:19 PM

Hekate (84,127 posts)

4. KICK!

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:29 PM

dchill (35,918 posts)

5. Riot Act; read.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:34 PM

2naSalit (73,536 posts)

6. Well done!

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:35 PM

forgotmylogin (7,260 posts)

7. He's a convicted criminal, not a political prisoner. n/t

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:56 PM

MontanaMama (22,017 posts)

10. Poor Stuart...

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Fri May 26, 2023, 08:38 AM

lastlib (20,694 posts)

28. Elmer.

He hates to be called by his given first name, so we should make it a point to use it.

Elmer, as in Fudd (huh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh)!

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Thu May 25, 2023, 04:23 PM

ShazzieB (11,832 posts)

12. I like this judge's style, a lot!

Political prisoner, my ass!

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Thu May 25, 2023, 04:31 PM

MagickMuffin (14,613 posts)

13. Poor Elmer, Don't do sedition if you can't afford the imposition

Cry baby Elmer, you are not a political prisoner. Go straight to jail you do not get a get outta jail card!

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:00 PM

kacekwl (6,811 posts)

15. I wonder if this

dressing down from the Judge will make it's way onto network news ?

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:05 PM

hibbing (9,702 posts)

16. Yet they all still believe the big lie n/t

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:07 PM

Leith (7,703 posts)

17. Good

Time to throw the toxic trash into a bin.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:10 PM

dalton99a (75,618 posts)

18. Traitors deserve to die in prison.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:11 PM

GoodRaisin (8,215 posts)

19. It's not what "patriots" do.

Enjoy prison fuckstick.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:31 PM

Bev54 (8,457 posts)

20. I will bet his wife and children are breathing a sigh of relief.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 06:17 PM

oldsoftie (10,990 posts)

24. Hahahahahahaha!

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:46 PM

electric_blue68 (12,068 posts)

21. Ty Judge for expounding on his crime.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:58 PM

usonian (5,053 posts)

23. Memo to DOJ. Read this and memorize it. You may need to read it to someone else.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 11:05 PM

moniss (1,670 posts)

25. Just imagine

how few years he could have gotten if he had been smart enough to be a cooperating witness early on.

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Fri May 26, 2023, 07:05 AM

Hoosier (243 posts)

26. FAFO! n/t

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Fri May 26, 2023, 09:17 AM

Javaman (61,353 posts)

30. rhodes is a psyhopath

he will always think he is right and everyone else is wrong.

prison is the perfect place for him.

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Fri May 26, 2023, 09:46 AM

orangecrush (16,807 posts)

31. Enjoy your Ramen noodles

Fuckwit.

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Fri May 26, 2023, 11:03 AM

AllaN01Bear (12,008 posts)

32. id wish that judge would say that to trump and his followers including that

death sentance fellow from fla.

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Fri May 26, 2023, 01:24 PM

LetMyPeopleVote (130,337 posts)

34. Statement from Merrick Garland on sentencings

Link to tweet

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