Re:U.S. Justice Department forming unit to counter domestic ...
by throw0101a on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @08:13PM
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> Is there something illegal about being far-right or being in a militia?
If they are participating in domestic terrorism, which is defined as (18 USC § 2331(5))
> activities that (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the U.S. or of any state; (B) appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S.
If they are participating in domestic terrorism, which is defined as (18 USC § 2331(5))
> activities that (A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the U.S. or of any state; (B) appear to be intended (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and (C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the U.S.
* https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2331
I'm not aware of (m)any active (far-)left militias in recent years, though in the past there were some, e.g.:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground