What's particularly odd about the use of "insurrection" in the impeachment article is that federal law defines "insurrection" as an attack on a state; it uses "rebellion" for an attack on the federal government.https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/01/the-wrong-tool-for-punishing-trump/ …
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I realize that many of us colloquially use "insurrection" interchangeably for this purpose, but Congress is supposed to be a little more careful about the law.
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Replying to @baseballcrank
This is what happens when Hill jobs pay starvation wages. You get twenty somethings writing legislation without understanding legal definitions.
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Replying to @AdrienneRoyer
Also eightysomethings running Houses of Congress who do not.
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