Adam Kinzinger (R-IL): "I have never imagined such a quote to be repeated by a President"

[Dennis Donovan]

Link to tweet

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Adam Kinzinger ✔ @RepKinzinger

I have visited nations ravaged by civil war. @realDonaldTrump I have never imagined such a quote to be repeated by a President. This is beyond repugnant.

Donald J. Trump ✔@realDonaldTrump

Replying to @realDonaldTrump
....If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office (which they will never be), it will cause a Civil War like fracture in this Nation from which our Country will never heal.” Pastor Robert Jeffress, @FoxNews

9:59 PM - Sep 29, 2019

Count him in for impeachment?

[coti]

1. Yeah, that's a threat, no doubt.

Hope folks in positions of power on the Democratic side of this are considering his words carefully.

[coti]

9. I reported him for incitement to Twitter, asked them if they really wanted to let him incite a civil

war that could get hundreds of thousands or millions of Americans killed using their service. Mentioned that maybe him making threats like that over Twitter wasn't the best way for him to try to avoid accountability for his actions.

[leftstreet]

2. Projecting again. Assclown has TRIED to foment 'civil war'

[spanone]

3. That's how tin-pot dictators dictate

tin-pot dictator - Noun. (plural tin-pot dictators) An autocratic ruler with little political credibility, but with self-delusions of grandeur.

[pbmus]

4. But Adam has been kissing the Con balls for a long time...

[struggle4progress]

5. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them,

or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort

And yet -- is that not an exact description of what this shallow fellow threatens to call forth against our society, our country and fellow countryfolk, our established form of government, for which so many have already during long generations labored and bled and died?

But who would make such an uncivil beast our lord and master, and who would have us bow down as obedient serfs before a corrupt clan?

By what right could such criminally unsound minds plan to sow dragons' teeth upon our land?

No one, regardless of position or political stance, could benefit from a civil war here -- though perhaps some twisted minds poisoned by hatred might find a sadistic pleasure in the thought of a convulsive Götterdämmerung scarring our cities and descendants and landscapes for generations

No -- let us plan to brush them all aside as quickly and lightly as possible, like the fragile halfwits that they are, and recommit ourselves to our old and inspiring journey towards a government of the people, by the people, for the people

[Hermit-The-Prog]

10. the tweet in question fits several things in 18 U.S. Code Chapter 115

18 U.S. Code CHAPTER 115— TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES


For example:

18 U.S. Code § 2385. Advocating overthrow of Government

Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying the government of the United States or the government of any State, Territory, District or Possession thereof, or the government of any political subdivision therein, by force or violence, or by the assassination of any officer of any such government; or

Whoever, with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of any such government, prints, publishes, edits, issues, circulates, sells, distributes, or publicly displays any written or printed matter advocating, advising, or teaching the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying any government in the United States by force or violence, or attempts to do so; or

Whoever organizes or helps or attempts to organize any society, group, or assembly of persons who teach, advocate, or encourage the overthrow or destruction of any such government by force or violence; or becomes or is a member of, or affiliates with, any such society, group, or assembly of persons, knowing the purposes thereof—

Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.

If two or more persons conspire to commit any offense named in this section, each shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.

[OliverQ]

6. Do you all notice how many bots and trolls

respond to those types of tweets? Tons of them saying this is a coup attempt, etc.

It's truly exhausting having to deal with social media disinformation. I'm disgusted by social media companies doing nothing about it.

[Claritie Pixie]

7. Kinzinger stood up to him. Good sign!

[MustLoveBeagles]

8. I hope so

Do the right thing Adam. Please.