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Michele Kearney's avatar
MaryOMary's avatar

I count myself as extremely fortunate to not be one of the 800,000. However, I was Covid-19 virus patient as of March 13 2020 and I am still dealing with the debilitating aftermath including lung and vascular damage. My local hospital was crammed with sick employees who didn’t have proper PPE, there were few safety protocols and no available beds. Even the lab refused my doctor’s order for a chest X-ray saying they did not have any way to sterilize the room afterward. I survived but my fury is as intense and focused as ever. Those who impeded the scientists and doctors have blood on their hands that is damningly obvious and I accept no excuses.

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Mike S's avatar

Yesterday I openly wondered if it was formally illegal to incite insurrection against the US Government.

Well, to my surprise, and, thanks to Ally House yesterday for posting the below section of the 14th Amendment, and, another poster I cannot remember or find after looking through the posts yesterday, there are two laws against insurrection:

Section 3 of the the14th Amendment:

"No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any state legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any state, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof."

18 US Code 2383

"Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States. "

So, I figure it might be difficult to get Trump's rather massive posterior into a local patrol car down near Mara Lago and, indeed, the cops might have to bring in the Paddy Wagon to get his rather large posterior to the county jail ..... but.....

I now am optimistic that we will get to see Trump sitting in the County Jail getting prepped for Federal prison fairly soon.

I, for one, cannot wait.

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