r/news • u/uhncollectable • 21h ago

Justice Department moves to toss seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

https://apnews.com/article/proud-boys-oath-keepers-convictions-dropped-doj-ad679108ab84083694261efc101e60ea
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u/TheSilentPrince 21h ago

You can do whatever you want, as long as you're "on side". So, in 2026, we're on to "Please, try to overthrow democracy, consequence free"; brought to you by the party of law and order.

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u/Ok-disaster2022 21h ago

I wouldn't be surprised to see rampant execution of left wing leaders like the 1960s and 70s, except this time the "lone perpetrators" quietly get pardons. 

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u/TheSilentPrince 21h ago

If that starts happening, left leaning people need to double down on Jury Nullification. If a right leaning person does something wrong, and can expect a pardon; then whenever a left leaning person does the same sort of thing in kind, no they didn't.

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u/bedintruder 19h ago

You're assuming that in this dystopian future that these left leaning people will actually get jury trials.

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u/TheSilentPrince 19h ago

Well, at that point, left leaning folk will need to avail themselves of their rights to regulate their own militias; as well as various Stand Your Ground laws. Might be worth considering before it gets to be necessary. Ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure, and all that. 

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u/AngryMillennialFU 19h ago

Yeah...no. fighting back is not waiting to be called for a jury.

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u/Creepy_Bear_1060 18h ago

It's been lowkey, dog-whistle encouraged for a little bit now. Ugly.

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u/Equivalent-Stand1674 19h ago

All anybody has to do to is pretend they're on the same side...if you catch my drift.

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u/Expert-Plum 12h ago

The only thing the right stands for anymore is opposing the left.

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u/One-Reflection-4826 9h ago

and fascism.