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In reply to the discussion: Supreme Court Justice Commits Sedition By Telling People to Revolt Over Income Taxes [View all]Niceguy1
(2,467 posts)31. they occupied with the intent to disrupt
To protest injustices.... and did a lot of damage to the sites where they were at.
I dont like to throw around sedition accuations as our protests can be equally labeled as such......
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Supreme Court Justice Commits Sedition By Telling People to Revolt Over Income Taxes [View all]
CatWoman
Apr 2014
OP
Rachel Maddow once called Scalia a Troll. The guy on the internet who says shit
KittyWampus
Apr 2014
#46
Yeah, it was named at scalia.. I would never make a personal attack of calling someone an
Cha
Apr 2014
#84
JHC, Alerted on for calling Scalia an "asshole".. I woulda thought it was self-evident..
Cha
Apr 2014
#83
It is funny.. I'm glad there were 5 thinking jurors, though.. whew! again, thank you
Cha
Apr 2014
#98
Nobody has the right to intimidate law enforcement with guns and then call it peaceful assembly.
JDPriestly
Apr 2014
#37
Their intent was not to protest outside their tent, but on the streets, in front of the banks.
DhhD
Apr 2014
#49
Sedition: "Conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state."
rhett o rick
Apr 2014
#62
Under US law it doesn't matter what it might do. The question is whether it it does so.
onenote
Apr 2014
#69
Scalia is nothing but a glorified partisan hack! He revels in the fact that the normal rules
Dustlawyer
Apr 2014
#11
Well he probably is safe from impeachment as long as Republicans hold the House
Samantha
Apr 2014
#28
Next he will be wearing a winter ermine collar with a reversible brown one, with a sewn in label
DhhD
Apr 2014
#50
But this isn't sedition any more than my calling for revolution while protesting the Vietnam War
onenote
Apr 2014
#25
Somehow I don't think a revolt would work out the way Fat Tony thinks it would
Exposethefrauds
Apr 2014
#41
And now too, he should stay off interstate highways paid for by federal tax revenue.
DhhD
Apr 2014
#52
That's my thought - doesn't he (and his rich buddies) need us to pay our taxes?
erronis
Apr 2014
#60
It may be your definition of sedition, but it isn't the definition that the courts have applied
onenote
Apr 2014
#55
They can be started as soon as the House agrees to start them. So don't hold your breath.
onenote
Apr 2014
#70
It just shows how corrupt this government has become in 34 years since Reagan .
geretogo
Apr 2014
#72
With instant news and so many other inventions it's probably just more noticeable
nolabels
Apr 2014
#75
Exactly . Fox News is the Trojan hoarse entering homes and altering peoples perception of
geretogo
Apr 2014
#77
Ater I read that I feel we are coming close to the words in the last three sentences . I guess it
geretogo
Apr 2014
#78
High taxes are relative . In the Nordic countries taxes are high but most goes back to the people
geretogo
Apr 2014
#79
2016:Primary for your choice of POTUS, but at the polls elect a Dem,any Dem. If you don't understand
Hekate
Apr 2014
#80
If revolt is justified by high taxes, what should we do about stolen elections? n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2014
#86
I think he would have had to be more specific than that for it to be called sedition.
totodeinhere
Apr 2014
#102