His tweets have the sour smell of sedition.
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And Brennan is not just a never-Trumper.
He’s a well-connected, politically savvy, intelligence official trained in the finer arts of propaganda and upsetting countries’ governments in covert manners.
His tweets sow seeds of rebellion against this government, and that’s classic textbook sedition.
Democrats covering up for Hillary Clinton has been the biggest game in town going all the way back to her treason when she was Obama’s secretary of state. So you might say the Chicago sewer rat’s CIA Director, John Brennan, is a sideshow even though he was against this country decades before Obama moved him to the top of the intelligence community ladder.
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Suppose that over the course of a few months, a small band of armed militants has coordinated strategies to distribute firearms and take over the nation's capital by force through a website on the clandestine "deep web." All indications show that the group is dead serious in its intentions, but they're thwarted by an FBI investigation that leads to arrests. While sharing information and discussing ideas -- even distasteful ones -- is generally protected as free speech, the FBI believes this crosses the line. The alleged ringleaders of the plot are charged with "seditious conspiracy" (simply referred to as "sedition"), a federal crime related to treason and other anti-government offenses.
My point. Nailing Brennan for the lesser crime of sedition amounts to a plea bargain:
Sedition is a serious felony punishable by fines and up to 20 years in prison and it refers to the act of inciting revolt or violence against a lawful authority with the goal of destroying or overthrowing it. The following provides an overview of this particular crime against the government, with historical references.
Bottom line: Treasonous Conspiracy carries the death penalty.
Seditious Conspiracy and Federal Law: The Basics
The federal law against seditious conspiracy can be found in Title 18 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.
Brennan did more than exercise free speech:
Free Speech, Sedition, and Treason
In order to get a conviction for seditious conspiracy, the government must prove that the defendant in fact conspired to use force. Simply advocating for the use of force is not the same thing and in most cases is protected as free speech under the First Amendment. For example, two or more people who give public speeches suggesting the need for a total revolution "by any means necessary" have not necessarily conspired to overthrow the government. Rather, they're just sharing their opinions, however unsavory. But actively planning such an action (distributing guns, working out the logistics of an attack, actively opposing lawful authority, etc.) could be considered a seditious conspiracy.
Brennan’s actions were coordinated with the FBI’s top officials and Hillary Clinton before Trump won the election. In the real world, Inspector Clouseau could hang the lot of them with no more evidence than the Steele Dossier.
Ultimately, the goal is to prevent threats against the United States while protecting individuals' First Amendment rights, which isn't always such a clear distinction.
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.
Seditious Conspiracy: Historical Examples
Many of the more high-profile seditious conspiracy cases won by the U.S. government involve Puerto Rican nationalists plotting to overthrow the U.S. and assert their independence. The first was Pedro Albizu Campos, who (along with nine accomplices) was convicted of sedition in 1937 and jailed for 10 years for attempting to overthrow the government. He and others had been active members of the Nationalist Party, which (according the U.S. prosecutors) was aimed at independence through force. Other, similar cases involving Puerto Rican nationalists followed.
More recently, in 2010, nine members of a militia group called "the Hutaree" spanning Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana were charged with seditious conspiracy on suspicion of planning an armed conflict against federal, state, and local law enforcement. They were acquitted by a judge in 2012, however, due to insufficient evidence.
Charged with a Federal Crime? Get in Touch With a Defense Attorney Today
While sedition is not a commonly charged offense in this country, federal crimes in general are punished quite severely upon conviction. If you're facing seditious conspiracy charges or any other federal charges, you'll want to work with an attorney experienced in federal matters. Get started today by meeting with an experienced criminal defense attorney near you.
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