Treason, Sedition, and ConspiracyA set of definitions

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[cuz1961]

. Treason, Sedition, and Conspiracy A set of definitions

..Treason: The crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government....

[cuz1961]

...Sedition: Is language or conduct intended to incite rebellion, insurrection, or violent resistance against a government or lawful authority. It involves actions or speech that stir up discontent, opposition, or hatred toward the government, aiming to overthrow it or disrupt its functioning. While distinct from treason (the act of waging war against the government), sedition focuses on the incitement to disorder or overthrow rather than the overt act itself.

Conspiracy: This is a secret agreement between two or more people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone's wishes, often for a common, unlawful purpose. This term also refers to the group of people or the action of plotting. While a conspiracy can refer to any secret plotting, such as for political gain, a legal conspiracy specifically involves an agreement to any secret plotting, such as for political gain, a legal conspiracy specifically involves an agreement to commit a crime or lawful end by unlawful means, which can carry its own penalties, even if the intended crime isn't completed.

Barack Obama, which definition do you prefer? AG Pam Bondi, let’s get on with it. Tell us something is going to happen or nothing at all. There is no more in between. Either we are going to hold people accountable or not.

Asking for a couple of million friends.

[hanamizu]

Treason: The crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government...

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But not according to the Constitution, which specifically defines treason somewhat differently.

[CDR Kerchner]

Natural Born Citizens Are The 3 Leaf Clover Kind of Citizens Not The 4 Leaf Clover Kind: https://cdrkerchner.wordpress.com/2025/09/19/natural-born-citizens-are-the-3-leaf-clover-kind-of-citizens-not-the-4-leaf-clover-kind-2/

[motor_racer]

While the General was defining terms, I wish he would have included “terrorism”.

From Wikipedia (yeah, I know): Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims.

I mention it because I’ve been hearing the term “political violence” a lot lately, and it just sounds like a euphemism for terrorism. We don’t need to attempt to civilize terrorism when we discuss it. It is what it is.