2016 Postmortem

HipChick

(25,485 posts) Thu Oct 20, 2016, 01:51 PM Oct 2016

Military weigh in on Trump's election result refusal threat: “In my mind, this is sedition"

Some troops said they were worried that Trump’s unwillingness to accept the election results could bring the kind of violence to the United States that U.S. troops have deployed overseas to stop.

Still others turned to the Uniformed Code of Military Justice for a means to stop the use of language that could bring similar outcomes to the United States:

“In my mind, this is sedition,” one Air Force major explained. “I wouldn’t be allowed to say it.”

Article 94 of UCMJ defines sedition, in part, as: Someone with the “intent to usurp or override lawful military authority, refuses, in concert with any other person, to obey orders or otherwise do his duty or creates any violence or disturbance is guilty of mutiny.”

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/20/donald-trump-s-election-threat-sickens-the-pentagon.html

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Military weigh in on Trump's election result refusal threat: “In my mind, this is sedition" (Original Post) HipChick Oct 2016 OP

Works for me. Lock 'em up, Dano! nt procon Oct 2016 #1

I Think You Mean... LonghornJack Oct 2016 #9

It's heartening to have people speaking up about his threats and possible intentions. anamandujano Oct 2016 #2

I really think Trump would love to create violence across the US. He feeds on crap like that! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2016 #3

Interesting first line. Wilms Oct 2016 #4

The military knows. nm AmericanActivist Oct 2016 #5

It's his backup plan for staying in the headlines Mme. Defarge Oct 2016 #6

Remember that a couple weeks after Trump refuses to concede, his child rape trial becomes public misterhighwasted Oct 2016 #7

already violence was planned. FBI picked up those men who were going to bomb an apartment house. Sunlei Oct 2016 #8

Damnit! I have been saying this for quite a while now. Stonepounder Oct 2016 #10

procon

(15,805 posts)

1. Works for me. Lock 'em up, Dano! nt

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 01:55 PM

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LonghornJack

(136 posts)

9. I Think You Mean...

Reply to procon (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 03:51 PM

Oct 2016

"....Book 'em, Dano."

Love the thought, nonetheless.

Cheers.

LHJ

anamandujano

(7,004 posts)

2. It's heartening to have people speaking up about his threats and possible intentions.

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 02:00 PM

Oct 2016

RKP5637

(67,111 posts)

3. I really think Trump would love to create violence across the US. He feeds on crap like that! n/t

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 02:00 PM

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Wilms

(26,795 posts)

4. Interesting first line.

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 02:01 PM

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"...could bring the kind of violence to the United States that U.S. troops have deployed overseas to stop."

Well, that's kind of editorializing how the troop deployments came about.

AmericanActivist

(1,019 posts)

5. The military knows. nm

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Thu Oct 20, 2016, 03:14 PM

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Mme. Defarge

(8,034 posts)

6. It's his backup plan for staying in the headlines

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 03:21 PM

Oct 2016

when he inevitably loses. The thought of being a nobody, a non-entity fills him with primal fear. Like all narcissists, he must maintain his source of supply.

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)

7. Remember that a couple weeks after Trump refuses to concede, his child rape trial becomes public

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 03:24 PM

Oct 2016

I believe there are a few more indictments coming forward for Trump following the Nov 8th election of Hillary Clinton.

Trump will be busy!

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)

8. already violence was planned. FBI picked up those men who were going to bomb an apartment house.

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 03:32 PM

Oct 2016

The day after the election.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)

10. Damnit! I have been saying this for quite a while now.

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Thu Oct 20, 2016, 04:52 PM

Oct 2016

And I have been told, right here on DU, to quit being hysterical!

Sedition: 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. 18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy

Seems to me that talking about 'Second Amendment recourse' or stirring up followers to deny the legitimacy of an election to prevent the winner to take office, or threatening to disrupt elections sure as hell falls under the heading of Sedition!

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