Letters to the Editor

"Seditious Conspiracy": Trying to Do Unto Government as Government Does Unto You

On January 23, a District of Columbia jury convicted three members of an organization styling itself the "Oath Keepers," and a fourth associate of that group, of "seditious conspiracy" for their roles in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.

There doesn't seem to be much to quibble with on the verdict, pursuant to 18 US Code § 2384:

"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...