• andrewth09@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    8 months ago

    Not really https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_against_the_United_States

    The intent of the law was to protect the US against fraud and deceit. There is some vagueness about “commit any offense against the United States”, but most of the case law seems to focus on the fraud and deceit part. These charges are likely not going to stick.

    However that was not the goal. The goal was to instill fear into the American people to prevent them from protesting.

    • ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      4·
      8 months ago

      Right, no - thanks for the response. From my other reply (which honestly was a little sarcastic, but hey, it was a response to someone rhetorically calling me “illiterate”), I think it’s clear we agree these charges are not serious charges, but rather the use of the law to obtain political ends.

      So lawfare is the right term.