Maxine
Waters is calling for outright sedition against Trump and all members of his
administration.
WATCH MAXINE WATERS CALL FOR SEDITION
WATCH MAXINE WATERS CALL FOR SEDITION
Sedition, a
serious felony punishable by fines and up to 20 years in prison, refers to the
act of inciting revolt or violence against a lawful authority with the goal of
destroying or overthrowing it.
The federal law against seditious conspiracy can be found in
Chapter 115 of the U.S. Code (which includes treason, rebellion, and similar
offenses), specifically 18 U.S.C. § 2384. According to the statutory definition of
sedition, it is a crime for two or more people within the jurisdiction of the
United States:
- To
conspire to overthrow or destroy by force the government of the United
States or to level war against them;
- To
oppose by force the authority of the United States government; to prevent,
hinder, or delay by force the execution of any law of the United States;
or
- To
take, seize, or possess by force any property of the United States
contrary to the authority thereof.
Sedition differs from treason (defined in Article III of the U.S. Constitution) in a fundamental way. While seditious conspiracy is
generally defined as conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state, treason is the more-serious offense of actively levying war
against the United States or giving aid to its enemies. Another way of looking
at it is that seditious conspiracy often occurs before an act of treason.
