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regnaD kciN

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2. You can't "arrest him for treason"...

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Thu Jan 7, 2021, 02:51 PM

Jan 2021

...because there’s a very specific legal definition of treason, and his actions don’t come even remotely close to meeting it.

What you can charge him with is conspiracy to commit sedition. Which would lock him away for ten years, which probably means the rest of his life.

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I think it's way past time for testing the legal theory [View all] Mme. Defarge Jan 2021 OP

Great idea! And better yet...... MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #1

Let Rudy be a co-defendant and represent them both... Moostache Jan 2021 #3

You can't "arrest him for treason"... regnaD kciN Jan 2021 #2

Merci! Mme. Defarge Jan 2021 #4