martybegan
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Being an insurrectionist requires none of that, only the intent and acting on that intent. Because they were incompetent doesnt make it any less an insurrection.
The LEGAL BAR for charging some one with insurrection is pretty high, and very rarely done because our government prioritizes free speech rights and this applies to a lot of the reluctance to come down hard on protests. That is one they are charging them with other crimes instead. The other aspect is that it was not one coordinated action. There undeniably were those who coordinayed and planned an attempted violent overthrow of our electoral process and utilized a fired up mob towards that end. However there were many who were just stupid and caught up in it. Not everyone will be charged the same nor should be.
Actually the means to perform a crime requires you to be actually capable of doing it.
That's why there is not "attempted insurrection" just like there is no Nobel prize for "attempted chemistry"
A guy with no arms and no legs wants to murder someone without any help, can you convict him of attempted murder?
And as usual you ignore the CHAZ/CHOP reference, where lawful authority was SUSPENDED FOR MONTHS, and none of those people are up on charges of insurrection.