No "insurrection"?
OK, I guess.
But then, there is this: (from NBC --among many others -- on January 22, 2022)
"Rhodes and the 10 other individuals were charged with "seditious conspiracy and other charges for crimes" related to the breach of the Capitol on Jan. 6, said the DOJ.
The defendants conspired in a variety of ways, including organizing into teams that were "prepared and willing to use force and to transport firearms and ammunition into Washington, D.C.," the DOJ said, citing the indictment."
So what is this "seditious conspiracy" business vs. the "insurrection" business?
I've cut and pasted the statutes below....but for our purposes, let's just all agree that a conviction on "insurrection" gets the blokes up to 10yrs in a Federal slammer.
Whereas a conviction on 'seditious conspiracy' gets 'em up to 20 years.
Tough choice. No?
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Seditious Conspiracy: 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.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645,
62 Stat. 808
Insurrection: Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 645,
62 Stat. 808
