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L. Coyote

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22. Whoever violates this section shall be punished ... by death, or by imprisonment for any term ...
Thu Jan 13, 2022, 04:40 PM
Jan 2022
18 U.S. Code § 2332b - Acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries

(a) Prohibited Acts.—
(1) Offenses.—Whoever, involving conduct transcending national boundaries and in a circumstance described in subsection (b)—
(A) kills, kidnaps, maims, commits an assault resulting in serious bodily injury, or assaults with a dangerous weapon any person within the United States; or
(B) creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to any other person by destroying or damaging any structure, conveyance, or other real or personal property within the United States or by attempting or conspiring to destroy or damage any structure, conveyance, or other real or personal property within the United States; ....
... (1) Penalties.—Whoever violates this section shall be punished—
(A) for a killing, or if death results to any person from any other conduct prohibited by this section, by death, or by imprisonment for any term of years or for life;
(B) for kidnapping, by imprisonment for any term of years or for life;
(C) for maiming, by imprisonment for not more than 35 years;
(D) for assault with a dangerous weapon or assault resulting in serious bodily injury, by imprisonment for not more than 30 years;
(E) for destroying or damaging any structure, conveyance, or other real or personal property, by imprisonment for not more than 25 years; ........


18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy

If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.


18 U.S. Code § 2331 - Definitions

.... (5) the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that—
(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
(B) appear to be intended—
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and
(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States; and

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Misinfo: founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia (make that Terrorists organization) MagickMuffin Jan 2022 #1
Whoever violates this section shall be punished ... by death, or by imprisonment for any term ... L. Coyote Jan 2022 #22
Good blogslug Jan 2022 #2
"charged with seditious conspiracy" Pantagruel Jan 2022 #3
Where did you see that wording? Goodheart Jan 2022 #6
In the NYT article (I posted an excerpt in the WaPo LBN thread for this) BumRushDaShow Jan 2022 #8
Thank you! Makes my day. Goodheart Jan 2022 #10
You are welcome BumRushDaShow Jan 2022 #13
I will be very dissatisfied if the prosecutions end at this level. Goodheart Jan 2022 #19
Yes. It's he and 10 others being charged. EleanorR Jan 2022 #7
Whoot! eleny Jan 2022 #12
Good. Justice matters. Jan 2022 #24
+1 dalton99a Jan 2022 #9
"... with other persons known and unknown to the grand jury ....." L. Coyote Jan 2022 #23
That was also the chyron on TV FoxNewsSucks Jan 2022 #26
Good Ohio Joe Jan 2022 #4
Kick dalton99a Jan 2022 #5
It's like a Mafia prosecution Pantagruel Jan 2022 #17
These guys need psychological counselling. HUAJIAO Jan 2022 #32
Hmmm, not a big LOSER45 fan anymore Leghorn21 Jan 2022 #11
"NAIL EM UP, I SAY! NAIL SOME SENSE INTO EM!" A HERETIC I AM Jan 2022 #14
working their way up the food chain. mopinko Jan 2022 #15
Yup, classic RICO charges! obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #16
Just like they worked their way up the Capitol steps, mo! (2nd video) Leghorn21 Jan 2022 #18
Watkins was one of the flippers obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #20
Yes, I remember her sooooo well, o - seems like five years ago now Leghorn21 Jan 2022 #21
Sad, yes. But she was ALL IN ALL THE WAY. dchill Jan 2022 #31
It really does obamanut2012 Jan 2022 #35
He'll sing.... Historic NY Jan 2022 #25
Lock his ass up!! And his conspirators. FoxNewsSucks Jan 2022 #27
CNN report! Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2022 #28
Seditious Conspiracy. Those words roll deliciously off the tongue. Seditious Conspiracy. Hekate Jan 2022 #29
"...went on to earn a law degree at Yale..." dchill Jan 2022 #30
Does he/they know the DNC/RNC bomber? moondust Jan 2022 #33
yes. AllaN01Bear Jan 2022 #34
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