Stewart Rhodes, the founder of Oath Keepers, has been subjected to an unjust and unconstitutional conviction by far-left Obama-appointed US District Judge Amit Mehta, who sentenced Rhodes to 18 years in federal prison on Thursday. Rhodes, who is currently 57, will be 75 when he is freed if this decision is not overturned. This was after Mehta added extra years to his sentence, claiming that Rhodes’ actions amounted to terrorism, which is completely nonsensical. Despite Rhodes never going inside the US Capitol on January 6, never instructing anyone to go inside and being unarmed all that day, Mehta sentenced him to a term that is equivalent to the sentences given to hardened criminals. There was no plan, scheme, or pre-planning meetings to enter the US Capitol. The prosecution was a sham, based on no evidence, and the jurors were all DC Communists and unhinged left-wing activists who see themselves as victims.
According to John Lee Bright and Phillip Linder, Rhodes’ attorneys, the government’s decision to jail people for thought crimes and add terrorism charges at will to defendants of their choice is terrifying. Americans are in grave danger as a result of these kinds of convictions. If the average American talks some smack on the Internet or on a text group with some friends, they could be thrown in jail on terrorism charges. This is where the US is headed, and this is a terrifying prospect for anyone genuinely concerned about justice. The Sedition Act, which is a statute that can be used by any extremist administration to prosecute dissidents based on violent conspiracy, is overly broad and too vague to be effective. Lee and Phil fear that it could be used more frequently if the decision by Mehta ends up being upheld by higher courts.
Following such fears, Rhodes is ready to take this all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. He understands his place in this unjust situation and is anxious to appeal. Rhodes has also asked the attorneys to stay on the team, and they are currently building a team with some experts on freedom of speech to take his case to the highest court in the land. The appeal is a necessary step towards securing justice for Rhodes and any other Americans who might be wrongfully accused of committing acts of terrorism. It is time for Americans to be concerned and push back against these kinds of injustices. The government’s decision to test the waters by imprisoning Rhodes on unfounded charges could lead to more of such convictions. If this appeal fails, then the government will know that they can use Sedition Act charges whenever they want against whoever they want, which should be scary to people.
