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I simply said anything we do that fosters rebellion or resistance against the government in power is SEDITION, and I'm sure it is.
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OK, yes, technically that is correct
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Our country is based on having the right to open debate, but when that debate turns into rebellion or resistance then it should not be tolerated and I think we are very close to that point today in many ways.
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But you go into a fine line here. What defines resistance and rebellion? Short of armed insurrection, public protests could certainly be, and have been, construed as rebellion or resistance...That's when the authorities turned the fire hoses and set dogs upon American citizens who happened not to be white and were simply trying to secure the rights guaranteed them by the Constitution.
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We have a vote and when we cast it we hope it goes our way, but if it doesn't we still have an obligation to support the elected.
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I don't agree with this. If a public official begins acting in a manner that a citizen feels is irresponsible to the republic, then it is their right to protest and voice dissent either through representation or public forum. Sometimes a public forum is disruptive to others. A "die in" or a march that blocks traffic in a major area.
Technically this is sedition, but this is also how democracy works. I'm not going to ape what an elected official says such because they say it .
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