It would be a successful civil war fait accompli. A civil war America lost.
Freeper Williams recently made an excellent point, one that should be shouted far and wide: You can only be accused of insurrection after an insurrection has been lawfully declared.
To my knowledge, no one - not the president, not the Congress, not the Supreme Court - has officially declared an insurrection. So there is no insurrection, and no one can be charged for it.
Trespassing, yes. There are already trespassing laws on the books. Disorderly conduct, yes. There are already disorderly conduct laws on the books.
The Senate could today vote, and declare that January 6th was an insurrection. Well, okay. But the Constitution prohibits ex post facto laws. So any declaration could only apply to actions taken after that declaration.
If you oppose the government, you will not be allowed to run for office. No political opposition will be tolerated — no insurrectionists! One Party! One Nation! One Leader!
THERE WAS NO INSURRECTION.
IT WAS AS THE DEMOCRATS SAY, A MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTEST.
“engaged in insurrection or rebellion”
The Secret Service didn’t not allow Trump to attend the Capitol events.
Someone in New Mexico was booted out of office by a judge.