Posted on 08/02/2023 6:02:55 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A law designed to fight Democrats is being used against Republicans.
In today’s article, ‘The Trump Indictment Criminalizes Political Dissent’, I briefly touched on the laws that Democrat prosecutor Jack Smith abused to go after Trump.
“Describing publicly conducted election challenges as an effort to “defraud” the United States government turns 18 U.S. Code § 371 into an open-ended tool for suppressing a wide range of political dissent. Treating lobbying or any kind of advocacy as the equivalent of witness tampering weaponizes 18 U.S. Code § 1512 against virtually anyone trying to influence a function of government. Which is to say virtually everyone who is interested in politics. And finally deploying 18 U.S. Code § 241, originally designed to fight the KKK, against Trump and anyone trying to verify legitimate election results makes election fraud into a civil right.”
While the abuse of 18 U.S. Code § 241 to go after political opponents is obviously no laughing matter, in a sign of just how inappropriate the indictment is, we’re talking about a law designed to fight the KKK.
How explicitly are we talking about here?
If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or
If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured—
(Excerpt) Read more at frontpagemag.com ...
Pretty sick stuff. The left are pulling out al. The stops- may their efforts backfire spectacularly on them
Doxx the people behind this.
So, does this law apply if some FedGov Karen sees PDJT driving by with sunglasses on? Or does he have to be wearing a whyte, pointy hood also?
What if you applied this standard to the BATF agents, supervisors, and political appointees who are conducting house visits on spurious regulation changes that are struck down by the supreme court? I mean for political reasons they would have conspired to deny constitutionally protected rights to citizens. Popcorn anyone?
Oh and have gone onto their property to do it.
“If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution....”
“Remember this next time dims try to move against the Second Amendment.”
If one deprived unarmed homeowner dies the responsible state legislators and the governor are legally subject to execution.
And if they are of the State of New York, any statute of limitation may be waived.
“If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured—”
That sounds a lot like the BLM highway blocking episodes. Oh, the irony, if that law was used against them.
EC
And ANTIFA, for that matter,
EC
Wearing a mask is against the law?
What about the Lone Ranger, Zorro, Guy Fawkes, Hannibal Lector, Batman, the Phantom of the Opera, Darth Vader, Iron Man, or 300 million f’n Americans during the lock-down?
Trump is one person. Is that why they named co-conspirators?
Otherwise that kind of talk is prohibited on FreeRepublic; check the rules.
Remember, government personnel monitor FR posts, and would not take kindly to such threats.
I really am trying to figure out how these regulations apply.
Seems another desperate attempt to make Trump and all Republicans look bad.
In their America-hating minds, they simply cannot, they simply will not "allow" Trump to be re-elected. Democrat/Communists are furious ... and they're dangerous ... which may explain -- although not completely by any stretch -- the absolute silence from GOP leadership who remain cowering in abject fear of the Left.
So then where does ANTIFA fit into all of this ...?
Yes. One person cannot conspire.
What they allege is: Several people got together to come up with a scheme. Then they, individually, went out and promoted the lies to work up the crowds. They directed the crowds, through these continued falsehoods to try to get the Congress and Pence to overturn the election, or at least stop the process.
This is interpreted by the prosecution as preventing the Congress and the States from voting, a right or privilege defined by the Constitution.
The prosecution would need to prove that all of these things are true and intentional. They need to show that all of the conspirators KNEW the election claims were false. They need to prove that they acted in concert to push the known false narrative. They need to prove that they intentionally worked to prevent the Congress and/or States from acting according to the law/constitution.
There are a lot of moving parts here. Proving what someone knew, what was their intent, and whether what they were pushing was knowingly false...it’s a pretty high bar.
The indictment kept pushing how “Trump lied.” I am not sure that lying is punishable. He wasn’t under oath. Believing in “conspiracy theories” isn’t against the law either.
I am no fan of Trump...but this seems like a pretty rocky road for the prosecutor.
There was a whole thread about this yesterday.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4172199/posts
As many point out, the chances of that being utilized are slim. But was apparently in there, regardless.
I echo your last sentence completely.
Things like this will only matter on appeal.If this case ever goes to a jury...which will depend on events between now and early November of next year...DJT *will* be convicted on all counts by a DC jury.
BTTT
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