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VMA131Marine

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6. 18 U.S. Code 2385 - Advocating overthrow of Government
Mon Aug 28, 2017, 07:01 PM
Aug 2017

Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying the government of the United States or the government of any State, Territory, District or Possession thereof, or the government of any political subdivision therein, by force or violence, or by the assassination of any officer of any such government; or

Whoever, with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of any such government, prints, publishes, edits, issues, circulates, sells, distributes, or publicly displays any written or printed matter advocating, advising, or teaching the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying any government in the United States by force or violence, or attempts to do so; or

Whoever organizes or helps or attempts to organize any society, group, or assembly of persons who teach, advocate, or encourage the overthrow or destruction of any such government by force or violence; or becomes or is a member of, or affiliates with, any such society, group, or assembly of persons, knowing the purposes thereof—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.

If two or more persons conspire to commit any offense named in this section, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.

As used in this section, the terms “organizes” and “organize”, with respect to any society, group, or assembly of persons, include the recruiting of new members, the forming of new units, and the regrouping or expansion of existing clubs, classes, and other units of such society, group, or assembly of persons.

(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 808; July 24, 1956, ch. 678, § 2, 70 Stat. 623; Pub. L. 87–486, June 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 103; Pub. L. 103–322, title XXXIII, § 330016(1)(N), Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2148.)

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What century and country is he living in? BigmanPigman Aug 2017 #1
This Christian bmbmd Aug 2017 #2
Me either D_Master81 Aug 2017 #4
They have also attached themselves to white supremacy and Russia. Initech Aug 2017 #7
me neither and for the record neither trump nor Baker is Christian gopiscrap Aug 2017 #26
Once a con man, always a con man. defacto7 Aug 2017 #3
Who does he think he is - Bane? Initech Aug 2017 #5
18 U.S. Code 2385 - Advocating overthrow of Government VMA131Marine Aug 2017 #6
OK so kick and rec and get this on the front page. Someone will see it. Maraya1969 Aug 2017 #16
not gonna happen handmade34 Aug 2017 #8
I think it is more important that he said it and how it is an incitement toward treason Maraya1969 Aug 2017 #21
Well Jim, you better hope they don't jmowreader Aug 2017 #9
Not this Christian. dawg Aug 2017 #10
It wouldn't be out of character for Christians to support something so immoral bitterross Aug 2017 #11
Precisely. Confederate big-wigs USED Old Testament gleanings to back up... VOX Aug 2017 #29
'from the shadows?' Are you shitting me? leftstreet Aug 2017 #12
and does the convicted felon think that that is Christian? spanone Aug 2017 #13
OMG. He thinks all Christians are in lockstep with him Ilsa Aug 2017 #14
Should have been life in prison ProudLib72 Aug 2017 #15
He's trying to pitch his "end of times" survival food Jimbo101 Aug 2017 #17
What he forgets is that other Christians are willing Doreen Aug 2017 #18
Careful how you throw around the word "Christians" buddy ATL Ebony Aug 2017 #19
Amen.. Kleveland Aug 2017 #31
Just tweeted this back: haveahart Aug 2017 #20
Great tweet! Maraya1969 Aug 2017 #23
Bingo! VOX Aug 2017 #25
Not this Christian. nt Nonhlanhla Aug 2017 #22
It would be over in a day or so. sinkingfeeling Aug 2017 #24
Jessica Hahn and her big hair say hi. Binders Keepers Aug 2017 #27
Oh great, that will make two civil wars they're not going to get over losing now ck4829 Aug 2017 #28
There's nothing Christian about Trump .. Hieronymus Aug 2017 #30
Absolutely nothing Christian about that "man". Kleveland Aug 2017 #32
Keep it up, you fuckhead Bakker. roamer65 Aug 2017 #33
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