Constitutional expert weighs in on unrest in D.C., legal ramifications and how we move forward
Constitution expert talks legal issues with D.C. riots
and last updated 2021-01-07 07:41:52-05
TAMPA â Experts say what happened on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. violated many different laws.
âThis goes directly against two different parts of what makes our country great. First of all, it s the election process and the peaceful transfer of power and it didn t happen this time and also that we respect our representatives to fulfill their duty which they were trying to do,â said Michael McDaniel, Constitutional Law Professor at Western Michigan Universityâs Cooley Law School.
VERIFY: What does sedition mean?
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WASHINGTON It’s one of those words that sounds familiar, you know it’s unfavorable, but you don’t know quite what it means: “sedition.”
Maybe you’re thinking it has something to do with “treason” or “treachery.” Is it an insult? Is it a crime? No doubt some of you learned the word in history class.
Others are learning it from Twitter as lawmakers are being called “seditious” online for publically stating they will refuse to certify electoral votes from certain states on January 6, 2021. Colloquially, they ve been dubbed by some as the Sedition Caucus.
VERIFY: What does sedition mean?
Members of Congress planning to object to electoral votes on Jan. 6, are being called by some as seditious.’ Experts say it’s just a political statement Author: Eliana Block Updated: 12:35 PM PST January 7, 2021
WASHINGTON It’s one of those words that sounds familiar, you know it’s unfavorable, but you don’t know quite what it means: “sedition.”
Maybe you’re thinking it has something to do with “treason” or “treachery.” Is it an insult? Is it a crime? No doubt some of you learned the word in history class.
Others are learning it from Twitter as lawmakers are being called “seditious” online for publically stating they will refuse to certify electoral votes from certain states on January 6, 2021. Colloquially, they ve been dubbed by some as the Sedition Caucus.