Friday, October 08, 2010

Crimes and Criminal Procedure - 18 USC Section 2385

Why isn't this statute from the U.S. criminal code being actively enforced against Islamists in this country? Shouldn't this be brought to the attention of conservative activists specializing on the Muslim invasion of America, which is intent upon imposing Shari'a law here? Someone should emphasize this with Pam Geller's group and others.

Sec. 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.

As used in this section, the terms "organizes" and "organize",
with respect to any society, group, or assembly of persons, include
the recruiting of new members, the forming of new units, and the
regrouping or expansion of existing clubs, classes, and other units
of such society, group, or assembly of persons.

AMENDMENTS

1994 - Pub. L. 103-322 substituted "fined under this title" for
"fined not more than $20,000" in fourth and fifth pars.

1962 - Pub. L. 87-486 defined the terms "organizes" and
"organize".

1956 - Act July 24, 1956, substituted "$20,000" for "$10,000",
and "twenty years" for "ten years" in the paragraph prescribing
penalties applicable to advocating overthrow of government and
inserted provisions relating to conspiracy to commit any offense
named in this section.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1956 AMENDMENT

Amendment by act July 24, 1956, as applicable only with respect
to offenses committed on and after July 24, 1956, see section 3 of
act July 24, 1956, set out as a note under section 2384 of this
title.

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