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I suppose you have the sedition statutes at hand. Care to cite a Title?

suppose you have the sedition statutes at hand. Care to cite a Title?

Section 2384, Chapter 115, Title 18 U.S.C.

If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.

I suppose you have the sedition statutes at hand. Care to cite a Title?

Nope, sure don't. But I'll try looking them up tomorrow afternoon when I get back to work.

But, according to the Merriam Webster Online Collegiate dictionary (certainly not enforceable in court! ;), sedition is defined as:

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin sedition-, seditio, literally, separation, from se- apart + ition-, itio act of going, from ire to go -- more at SECEDE, ISSUE
Date: 14th century
: incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority

Then, under the Thesauraus part, it has:

Entry Word: sedition
Function: noun
Text: an offense against official ruling authority (as a government or sovereign) to which one owes allegiance (considered the defense industry strike to be overt sedition)
Synonyms seditiousness, treason
Related Word alienation, disaffection, estrangement; action, protest, strike; coup, coup d'etat, putsch; insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, revolution, uprising; quislingism
Contrasted Words allegiance, fealty, fidelity, loyalty; duty, respect, responsibility

From what I recall of these laws, and this definition, then inciting others to rise against government, be it city, state or federal, would likely fall under sedition laws.

Perhaps my interpretation of the implication of that statement was wrong. The person who wrote the statement can best clarify their stance. What do you see as the implied meaning? What point do you think the writer was trying to make?

26-122. Components of militia

A. The militia is divided into the national guard of Arizona, the state guard when organized, and the unorganized militia.

B. The national guard consists of commissioned officers, warrant officers, enlisted personnel, organizations, staffs, corps and departments of the federally recognized and regularly commissioned, warranted and enlisted militia of the state, organized and maintained pursuant to law, and all members thereof honorably retired by age or disability.

C. The numerical strength, composition, distribution, organization, arms, uniforms, equipment, training and discipline of the federally recognized national guard shall be prescribed by the governor in conformity with the allocation of units to the state by the department of the army and the department of the air force of the United States.

D. The inactive national guard consists of commissioned, warranted and enlisted personnel relieved from assignment to the national guard by the adjutant general, or at their own request, under regulations prescribed by the department of national defense of the United States, and not reassigned to another component of the armed forces of the United States.

E. The unorganized militia consists of members of the militia not members of the national guard or state guard when organized.