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Eric Patterson's avatar

Imagine if it 1500 people attacking the US capital in session, injuring 140 police officers and causing 5 death and disrupting the peaceful transfer of power in the USA?

David's avatar

Imagine if it was a pro-life group attacking an abortion center.

Jerry W Washington, Ed.D.'s avatar

David, yes.

I would write the same essay IF: a federal court stretched § 2339A material support to terrorists, stacked the terrorism sentencing enhancement in U.S.S.G. § 3A1.4, and sent a pro-life supporter to thirty years for moving a box of pamphlets because "pro-life ideology" got labeled a terrorist ideology by executive order without statutory authority.

The mechanism I examined in the piece does not care which ideology gets the undefined label. The shooter got 100 years for the shooting. That part is right. The bystander got 30 for a box. That part is the essay.

Thanks for testing it.