Democrats Inciting Rebellion Or Insurrection From The Senate Floor

Politico reported schumer invited warren to his office for a chat.

Democrats inciting rebellion or insurrection from the senate floor.

Mitch mcconnell the senate majority leader and. A source told the hill that schumer has decided to stay neutral and quiet in meetings. Code 2383 rebellion or insurrection u s. Military and federalized national guard troops within the united states in particular circumstances such as to suppress civil disorder insurrection and rebellion.

Ted cruz of texas who was chairing the debate whether lee was violating a part of senate s rule 19 that prohibits senators from using the senate floor to impugn their colleagues motives. The source described it as schumer trying to herd cats and that he hates seeing such a divide within the caucus. That brought an objection from menendez who asked sen. Government a federal crime under 18 u s.

The house armed services committee has voted against limiting presidential authority under the insurrection act the law president trump threatened to invoke to deploy active duty troops in. Check it out here. Warren had just sent a fundraising email blasting fellow democrats who supported the legislation and senate. Senate republicans are facing a shrinking window of time before the november 3 election to confirm donald trump s supreme court nominee amy coney barrett following the news that at least three republican senators have tested positive for the coronavirus and more are quarantining after likely exposure.

Charles sumner in 1856 a south carolina congressman preston brooks nearly killed sumner on the senate floor two days after sumner delivered an intensely anti slavery speech called the crime against kansas in the speech sumner characterized the attacker s cousin south carolina senator andrew butler as a pimp for slavery the episode played a major role in the coming of the civil war. The lee quote about intolerance and terror starts about the 2 30 mark of the video in the tweet but the whole thing is. Amended 2006 2007 that empowers the president of the united states to deploy u s. Code whoever incites sets on foot assists or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the united states or the laws thereof or gives aid or comfort thereto shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years or both.

And shall be incapable of holding any office under the united states. And if his unhinged personality cult followers do resort to violence in a fit of rage they will have revealed themselves to be anti democratic domestic terrorists engaged in unlawful insurrection and rebellion against the legitimate u s. The criminal code allows for prosecution of a person who incites sets on foot assists or engages in rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the united states or the laws thereof. Emily holden in washington the guardian.