OPINION:
Democratic Reps. like Rep. Maxine Waters of California, Alexandra Ocasio Cortez and Hakeem Jeffries should be arrested for inciting mob violence and colluding with each other to undermine our country’s laws.
On July 4, in an organized attack on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, a black-glad group of people shot an unarmed officer in the neck after setting off fireworks and damaging cars to to draw officers out.
I have watched the Democrats make televised threats against President Trump and our protectors — and as a former lawman, I know these go beyond First Amendment free-speech protections. “Trump derangement syndrome” should be defined as a mental illness under federal law so that anarchists who kill law enforcement officers are subject to long prison sentences or the death penalty.
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: We must enforce 18 U.S. Code § 2384, seditious conspiracy charges so that if two or more people try to overthrow or destroy the U.S. government by force or wage war against it, they can be fined or imprisoned for up to 20 years.
GREGORY J. TOPLIFF
Aiken, South Carolina
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