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Thu May 25, 2023, 02:14 PM

Star Member catbyte (32,405 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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Reply 'You are not a political prisoner': Judge delivers brutal smackdown of Stewart Rhodes (Original post)
 catbyte Thursday OP
LineReply Kickin' with Gusto!
 Faux pas Thursday #1
LineReply For sedition
 Old Crank Thursday #2
LineReply At his age, this is
 Mr.Bill Thursday #3
LineLineReply I was just thinking the same thing.
 MontanaMama Thursday #8
LineLineLineReply Here's the very minimum this republic party scum will serve......
 Jack from Charlotte Thursday #22
LineLineLineNew Reply Elmer (I hear he HATES to be called that, so...) may not be real popular....
 lastlib Friday #27
LineLineReply boo hoo.
 AZ8theist Thursday #9
LineLineReply Yes, he's in his late 50s.
 ShazzieB Thursday #11
LineLineLineNew Reply He might thrash you with his cane.
 Dios Mio Friday #33
LineLineReply At least he can't shoot his other eye out in prison.
 Hassin Bin Sober Thursday #14
LineLineLineNew Reply How soon before the goopers insist
 Danascot Friday #29
LineReply KICK!
 Hekate Thursday #4
LineReply Riot Act; read.
 dchill Thursday #5
LineReply Well done!
 2naSalit Thursday #6
LineReply He's a convicted criminal, not a political prisoner. n/t
 forgotmylogin Thursday #7
LineReply Poor Stuart...
 MontanaMama Thursday #10
LineLineNew Reply Elmer.
 lastlib Friday #28
LineReply I like this judge's style, a lot!
 ShazzieB Thursday #12
LineReply Poor Elmer, Don't do sedition if you can't afford the imposition
 MagickMuffin Thursday #13
LineReply I wonder if this
 kacekwl Thursday #15
LineReply Yet they all still believe the big lie n/t
 hibbing Thursday #16
LineReply Good
 Leith Thursday #17
LineReply Traitors deserve to die in prison.
 dalton99a Thursday #18
LineReply It's not what "patriots" do.
 GoodRaisin Thursday #19
LineReply I will bet his wife and children are breathing a sigh of relief.
 Bev54 Thursday #20
LineLineReply Hahahahahahaha!
 oldsoftie Thursday #24
LineReply Ty Judge for expounding on his crime.
 electric_blue68 Thursday #21
LineReply Memo to DOJ. Read this and memorize it. You may need to read it to someone else.
 usonian Thursday #23
LineNew Reply Just imagine
 moniss Thursday #25
LineNew Reply FAFO! n/t
 Hoosier Friday #26
LineNew Reply rhodes is a psyhopath
 Javaman Friday #30
LineNew Reply Enjoy your Ramen noodles
 orangecrush Friday #31
LineNew Reply id wish that judge would say that to trump and his followers including that
 AllaN01Bear Friday #32
LineNew Reply Statement from Merrick Garland on sentencings
 LetMyPeopleVote Friday #34

Response to catbyte (Original post)

Thu May 25, 2023, 02:16 PM

Star Member Faux pas (13,935 posts)

1. Kickin' with Gusto!

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:07 PM

Old Crank (1,762 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

Star Member Mr.Bill (20,915 posts)

3. At his age, this is

pretty much a life sentence.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:53 PM

Star Member MontanaMama (22,007 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

Star Member lastlib (20,648 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 (4,834 posts)

9. boo hoo.

Get his useless ass out of society.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 04:21 PM

Star Member ShazzieB (11,726 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 (386 posts)

33. He might thrash you with his cane.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 04:34 PM

Hassin Bin Sober (25,618 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

Star Member Danascot (4,347 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

Star Member Hekate (83,990 posts)

4. KICK!

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:29 PM

Star Member dchill (35,862 posts)

5. Riot Act; read.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:34 PM

Star Member 2naSalit (73,241 posts)

6. Well done!

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:35 PM

forgotmylogin (7,252 posts)

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

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Thu May 25, 2023, 03:56 PM

Star Member MontanaMama (22,007 posts)

10. Poor Stuart...

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Fri May 26, 2023, 08:38 AM

Star Member lastlib (20,648 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

Star Member ShazzieB (11,726 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

Star Member MagickMuffin (14,602 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

Star Member kacekwl (6,810 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

Star Member hibbing (9,692 posts)

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

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:07 PM

Leith (7,700 posts)

17. Good

Time to throw the toxic trash into a bin.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:10 PM

Star Member dalton99a (75,536 posts)

18. Traitors deserve to die in prison.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:11 PM

GoodRaisin (8,179 posts)

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

Enjoy prison fuckstick.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:31 PM

Bev54 (8,446 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 (10,958 posts)

24. Hahahahahahaha!

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:46 PM

Star Member electric_blue68 (12,008 posts)

21. Ty Judge for expounding on his crime.

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Thu May 25, 2023, 05:58 PM

Star Member usonian (4,919 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 (1,641 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

Star Member Hoosier (243 posts)

26. FAFO! n/t

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Fri May 26, 2023, 09:17 AM

Star Member Javaman (61,331 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

Star Member orangecrush (16,789 posts)

31. Enjoy your Ramen noodles




Fuckwit.

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Fri May 26, 2023, 11:03 AM

AllaN01Bear (11,943 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

Star Member LetMyPeopleVote (130,074 posts)

34. Statement from Merrick Garland on sentencings

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