We have the tools & power to quash treasonous, seditious conspirators in their tracks.
•Article I, Section 8 To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions...
•Article 3 Section 3 Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort...
- Congress enacted the core seditious conspiracy statute (now 18 U.S.C. § 2384) in 1861 amid secession threats It criminalizes conspiracies by two or more persons to:
Overthrow, put down, or destroy the U.S. government by force;
Levy war against it;
Oppose its authority by force;
Prevent, hinder, or delay execution of U.S. laws by force; or Seize/take/possess U.S. property by force contrary to authority.
Penalty: Up to 20 years imprisonment (and/or fines).