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Mon Apr-12-10 01:38 AM
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2. You don't have to "act" to overthrow the gov with seditious conspiracy

The Seditious Conspiracy statute was used against Puerto Rican separatists several times in the 1900s as well as against a blind muslin cleric and 11 of his followers. The RICO statute (corrupt organization) has also been used in such cases. Google will produce a bunch of info on this stuff.

"A person can be convicted of seditious conspiracy without the Government showing that the defendant committed any specific act to further the conspiracy. This is a departure from other conspiracy laws, like the racketeering statutes that are often used against organized-crime figures".

1995 NY Times Article

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