Sedition is the word for what we call, during times of war, treason. Trump and his Republican and media allies are in it up to their necks...

"I have said that any man who attempted by force or unparliamentary disorder to obstruct or interfere with the lawful count of the electoral vote should be lashed to the muzzle of a twelve-pounder gun and fired out of a window." —General Winfield Scott, 1861

Last night the January 6th Committee's co-chair Liz Cheney told us that "Representative Scott Perry sought a pardon" along with "multiple other members of Congress" for their participation in the attempted coup, their sedition against the United States of America.

They understood they had committed a crime. And they wanted Trump to give them absolution, to prevent them from being prosecuted, to keep them out of jail.

Technically, to commit treason requires that a country be at war. "Giving aid and comfort to the enemy during a timer of war" is as bad as it gets. It's the worst possible crime against your country.

Sedition, attempting to obstruct or overthrow your government by force, is the peacetime equivalent of treason.

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-Thom

Friday's Daily Stack

Video: First Open Testimony Before January 6 Committee.

Article: "Trump's Sedition: George Washington Warned Us In 1796" by Thom Hartmann.

Quote: "I have said that any man who attempted by force or unparliamentary disorder to obstruct or interfere with the lawful count of the electoral vote should be lashed to the muzzle of a twelve-pounder gun and fired out of a window." - Winfield Scott.

Article: "Jan. 6 hearings: What witnesses and evidence revealed" (June 9, 2022) by MSNBC.

Article: "Rep. Scott Perry asked Trump for a pardon after Jan. 6, House committee leader says" by Jonathan Tamari and Jeremy Roebuck.

Article: ""Normal tourist visit": Some Republicans downplay January 6 riot amid Democratic objections" by Grace Segers.

Article: "Seditious conspiracy: 11 Oath Keepers charged in Jan. 6 riot" by Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Alanna Durkin Richer.

Article: "Trump Mob Chanted “Hang Mike Pence” While Marching on Capitol, New Footage Shows" by Amy Goodman.

Article: "January 6 rioter who said she looked for Pelosi 'to shoot her in the friggin' brain' pleads guilty to misdemeanor for illegally protesting" by Marshall Cohen.

Article: "3rd police officer who responded to Jan. 6 insurrection at US Capitol dies by suicide" by Nancy Dillon.

Article: "Pelosi did not block the National Guard from the Capitol on Jan. 6" by Arijeta Lajka.

Article: "Employment Guidance for the District of Columbia National Guard" by Christopher C Miller, 4 January 2021.

Article: "Christopher C. Miller" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Fox News did 'something worse' than merely ignoring Jan. 6 hearings: analysis" by Travis Gettys.

Speech: Washington's Farewell Address 1796 (foreign entanglements).

Article: "Proud Boys did recon on weak points of Capitol during Trump's speech on Jan. 6, then went for tacos" by Kelly McClure.

Article: "Matthew McConaughey" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Gavin Newsom" (California governor) by Wikipedia.

Site: "The Righting".

Article: "Reactions to Jan. 6 Presentation Indicate Committee Failed Miserably" by Nick Arama.

Article: "Jan. 6 committee: an exercise in brainwashing the American people" by David Zukerman.

Article: "The J6 Inquisition Is An Obvious Soviet-Style Show Trial" by Tristan Justice.

Article: "Justice Department Colludes with Congress to Bolster the ‘Insurrection’ Narrative" by Julie Kelly.

Article: "The Uncredible Jan. 6 Committee" by Kimberley A. Strassel.

Article: "10,000 Reasons Pelosi Is to Blame for Security Failures on Jan. 6" by Jody Hice.

Article: "WATCH: Liz Cheney Blatantly Omits Portion Of President Trump’s Tweet To Manipulate Facts And Sway Public Opinions" by Michael Robison.

Article: "Biden Sees ‘Clear Message’ to Fight Crime After California Vote" by Justin Sink and Jordan Fabian.

Article: "Killing of George Floyd" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Seattle mayor calls for more police with violent crime highest in 14 years: 'Status quo is unacceptable'" by Danielle Wallace.

Site: "Nextdoor.com".

Article: "Gen. Milley: Meadows called to 'establish the narrative' that Trump was in charge on Jan. 6" by NBC.

Article: "Betsy DeVos Says Trump Cabinet — Including Pence — Discussed 25th Amendment to Remove Him From Office" by Kipp Jones.

Law: "25th Amendment" (presidential succession).

Article: "Here's every word of the first Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation" by NPR.

Article: "Donald Trump Should Declare Martial Law, Michael Flynn Retweeted from His Now-Banned Account" by William M. Arkin.

Article: "Who Controls The D.C. National Guard? By Delegation, It's The Pentagon" by Josh Kovensky.

Article: "Fact Checking a Claim That Fox News Says Its Programming Is ‘Entertainment,’ Not News" by AllSides.

Article: "Fairness Doctrine" by Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum.

Article: "Donald Trump, NAFTA, and the USMCA" by Kimberly Amadeo.

Article: "Is Donald Trump to Blame for Baby Formula Shortage?" by Ewan Palmer.

Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978.

Site: "DailyPoster.com" (David Sirota).

Site: "Popular.info" (Judd Legum).

Article: "Uvalde shooting survivor, 11, nearly suffers heart attack at friend’s memorial" by Sarah Do Couto.

Article: "The truth of what happened on Jan. 6 is still unknown" by Tucker Carlson.

Article: "Jason Miller Says Liz Cheney Deceptively Edited His Testimony for January 6 Primetime Hearing" by Breitbart.

Article: "Why Is Liz Cheney so Unlikable?" by Greg Byrnes.

Article: "Dems WANT justices to be intimidated – it's getting dangerous" by David Harsanyi.

Article: "Justice Sonia Sotomayor was targeted by gunman, federal judge tells '60 Minutes'" by Ariane de Vogue.

Article: "Someone Tried to Kill Brett Kavanaugh. Welcome to the New Normal" by Douglas Blair.

Article: "Man with gun is arrested near Brett Kavanaugh’s home, officials say" by Ellie Silverman, Dan Morse, Katie Mettler and Devlin Barrett.

Article: "New 911 tapes show how man accused in Kavanaugh murder plot abandoned plan" by Dan Morse.

Article: "Time To Move Supreme Court Justices Onto Military Bases" by J. D. Gordon.

Article: "Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.", April 4, 1968 by Wikipedia.

Article: "Epic! Watch Liz Cheney blast Trump Republicans: After Trump, ‘Your dishonor will remain’" by Egberto Willies.

Law: "First Amendment to the United States Constitution".

Video: Senate Hearing on Social Security Solvency and Benefits.

Article: "Golden calf" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Sermon on the Mount" by Wikipedia.

Bible: "Matthew 25".

Article: "Render unto Caesar" by Jesus.

Article: "Filibuster in the United States Senate" by Wikipedia.

Article: "QAnon believers flock to Dallas after again being promised 105-year-old John F. Kennedy will appear" by Brad Reed.

Article: "This was a one-sided infomercial against Trump | Brian Kilmeade Show" (w/ Geraldo Rivera).

Article: "Far right Proud Boys leader charged with seditious conspiracy related to Jan. 6" by Carrie Johnson.

Podcast: "The Proud Boys’ Path to Jan. 6" by Michael Barbaro.

Article: "Umbrella Man: Minneapolis police link suspect to white supremacists" by BBC.

Article: "Reichstag fire", 27 February 1933 by Wikipedia.

Article: "Marinus van der Lubbe" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Monsanto Forced Fox TV to Censor Coverage of Dangerous Milk Drug" by Jeffrey Smith.

Article: "TV Ratings: 20M Watch Jan. 6 Hearings, ABC and MSNBC Lead" by Rick Porter.

Video: Can 19 Year Old Democrat Stop Corrupt GOP Incumbent? Featuring Sam Lawrence.

Article: "Armageddon" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Bible Verses about Satan as the Deceiver of the Whole World" by Church of the Great God.

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).

Site: Friendship Bench.

Article: "Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs" by Saul McLeod.

Site: Indivisible.

Bible: "Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy." - Ezekiel 16:49.

Article: "How to watch the Jan. 6 committee hearings and what to watch for" by Amber Phillips.

Article: "Former Trump aide Navarro indicted, but Justice Dept. won't charge Meadows or Scavino" by Carrie Johnson.

Article: "Here's what Brett Kavanaugh's would-be assassin told cops prior to his arrest " by Matthew Chapman.

Event: 11 June 2022: "March for Our Lives to hold protests in over 450 cities" by Mike Allen.

Video: We're A Winner - The Impressions (1968).

Article: "McCarthy vows to pull Jan. 6 committee choices after Pelosi rejects GOP Reps. Jordan and Banks" by Teaganne Finn, Leigh Ann Caldwell and Haley Talbot.

Article: "About CPAC Hungary".

Article: "Jeffrey Epstein" by Wikipedia.

Article: "In 1974, William Barr’s Father Hired Jeffrey Epstein As A Teacher At Dalton" by JakeThomas.

Article: "Joe Kennedy III" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Steve Schmidt Calls For Every Republican Who Asked For A Preemptive Pardon To Be Expelled From Congress" by Jason Easley.

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