Jan 6 Committee: Engaging Violent Extremists (7/12, 1PM)

I think we should explore BLM burning down city after city. Let's compare the damage.

 

Over zealous protest of perceived injustice versus treasonous violent attempt to overthrow Democracy led by an exiting loser president that has led to the brink of Democracy in America into question.

Well, that was a short and quick comparison.

 

Quick question, have any of the protesters on January 6th been charged with treason?

Or are you just trying to carry the emotional drama line for your team?

 

It was a simple question. You still didn't answer it.

Have any of the protesters on January 6th been charged with treason? Yes or no?

 

They have Been charged with sedition. Treason, as defined in the constitution, requires a declared war. So the crime that most people use the term “treason” to describe is really sedition.

 

So by definition the protesters on January 6th were NOT charged with treason, correct?

 

Some seem to have it in their head that one excuses away the other. They need to get back to us when the statutes actually allow a defense to consist of having to let a defendant off scott free because someone else committed a bad act. Zero logic.

 

Words of gold from the snowflake cult. Thank you for our morning entertainment.

 

A liberal poster on Too Hot called protesters on January 6th treasonous.

The fixation is treason is a word with a meaning. It's not my fault if you don't like those meanings or their definitions don't fit your story.

The fixation was pretty obvious if anyone actually step back and thought for a moment but I realize that is a lot to ask on Too Hot

 

In his defense, he does sort of have a point. Treasonous is relative. If you are pro-Democracy and pro-America, then 1/6 was absolutely treasonous. If you are not pro-Democracy then, well, 1/6 could be considered as non-treasonous.

 

There are often legal definitions of a word and colloquial. For example, the word murder. You can say Tebow and the Gators murdered the Seminoles in Tebow's senior season. But Tim, nor any of his teammates are going to ever face criminal charges for their actions during the game. But in this instance, the legal definition of murder isn't being used. It's colloquial.

There is a difference between the legal definition and colloquial definition of treason too, as already explained. The legal definition involves war. But that doesn't stop someone using treason in the colloquial manner when someone does something against his country in non war time.

If you really want to be legally accurate, the Jan 6 protesters are seditionists. In a legal sense, is that really better than treason?

 

You are exaggerating “burning down city after city”. Also, it wasn’t BLM, it was opportunistic criminals. Lastly, riots happen from time to time, however, it can’t be equated with an attempted coup d’etat organized and led by an outgoing President. They are two different situations. Physical damage isn’t the main issue with Jan 6th insurrection. It’s a political issue with far larger implications.

 

Dying on the hill of "it was only a Seditious Conspiracy" is a choice, I guess.