Read These Laws Aloud to Anyone Who Cannot Decode Them For Any Reason—Political, Syntactic, Semantic, Phonetics, Dyslexia, Aliteracy, Illiteracy, Apathy, Fatigue, Cynicism, Madness, Don’t Give a Rat’s
Or…Choral Reading Assignment: Middle School Level
Classroom First Officer Reads
“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…” 18 U.S. Code § 2383
Discussion question: Who would do such a thing?
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All together now!
18 U.S. Code § 2383 - Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
Quickwrite: Write about what this language means. List the three words you think are key to comprehending the law. Top three words only.
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Just the unidentified!
18 U.S. Code § 2382 - Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States and having knowledge of the commission of any treason against them, conceals and does not, as soon as may be, disclose and make known the same to the President or to some judge of the United States, or to the governor or to some judge or justice of a particular State, is guilty of misprision of treason and shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than seven years, or both.
Think-Pair-Share: Who does this remind you of? Pump Primer: Benedict Arnold.
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Now everyone one more time! Rock the roof!
18 U.S. Code § 2382 - If two or more persons in any State or Territory, or in any place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, or to oppose by force the authority thereof, or by force to prevent, hinder, or delay the execution of any law of the United States, or by force to seize, take, or possess any property of the United States contrary to the authority thereof, they shall each be fined under this title…
Whoa! That is quite a title! Love the image!
Nick, what do you think middle school kids might say reading these legal sentences? I wonder if parents would protest the reading of these texts in American public schools. Help me get a discussion going here.