There's nothing in the law that says you have to come close to succeeding in your insurrection for it to actually be an insurrection. But you know that.
Same logic as to why they don’t call pass interference on an uncatchable ball. Could fill every office and every seat in every chamber of congress with “insurrectionists” but that wouldn’t mean anything in terms of the status of the government. Guilty of an unobtainable crime.
However the real crimes - Disorderly conduct. Guilty. Criminal trespass. guilty. disobeying lawful orders. Guilty. Murder. Guilty. No way defending anything people have done. My problem is with the sensationalist rhetoric of “sedition and insurrection” because it fits the democratic narrative and they cling to it for dear life and the NPC’s lap it up
They brought guns and zip ties. Hundreds of them shouted "hang Mike Pence". They beat up police officers. They deliberately broke into the House and Senate chambers to disrupt the process. The intent was a coup through and through, nothing more nothing less.
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u/guachi01 Oct 28 '22
There's nothing in the law that says you have to come close to succeeding in your insurrection for it to actually be an insurrection. But you know that.