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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not a lawyer elsewhere in the world, but the United States has a very specific and very narrow definition for what is considered "treason." Article III, § 3 of the Constitution states that

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort . . . .

I'm not an expert in this area, but from some legal analysis I've come across, another hurdle to convicting on treason is that in order to have an "enemy," there needs to be an official declaration of war.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah, people have been using the words treason / sedition / insurrection interchangeably. January 6th is obviously not treason, but it’s understandable that people meant something else and got confused.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, absolutely! I was just trying to add to the discourse.