"...or spreading propaganda that undermines public trust in the government or its institutions."
You do realize that was exactly what Democrats and the media were saying about those of us who opposed their agenda during the Obama and Biden administrations, right? The entire "Deep State" narrative that has been pushed by Trump supporters and conservatives rightfully "undermines public trust in government and its institutions" because they deserved to have that trust undermined.
You exemplify a very dangerous mindset. You support dissent and criticism of the government and ruling party unless it happens to be the people you like, in which case you want it suppressed.
At least in this country, which properly values freedom of speech and assembly, we have the right to denigrate, criticize, and even lie about the government if we don't like it. The only thing our laws prohibit is advocating violence. A so-called shadow cabinet does not equal violence, and is not - and should not be - unlawful.
I also said “It usually will follow this pattern of behavior which we have seen being instigated even by those elected in the government who engage in these behaviors”
We’ve seen our elected gov’t officials abuse the system and they need to held accountable. They can break the law and endanger the Constitution.
You wrote : “At least in this country, which properly values freedom of speech and assembly, we have the right to denigrate, criticize” I agree here
“and even lie about the government if we don’t like it.”
You can be sued for Defamation
“The only thing our laws prohibit is advocating violence”
I agree an we have many people doing it right now and the it sure looks like the JFK files showed an internal plot against the POTUS and it looks like people in our own gov’t has initiated plots against Trump.
That leaves the military to protect the Constitution against such things.