Not Long Enough

"Only 18" is trending, but not because Matt Gaetz is dating again.

It's because Oathkeeper leader Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years for his 1/6 sedition.

To Mark Meadows and TFG, who think they can't do 18 years in the pen: Just do your best. 😉 pic.twitter.com/wa9f0A2cKC

— Dean Gloster (@deangloster) May 25, 2023

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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other crimes.

Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was sentenced on Thursday to 18 years in prison, after being convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the January 6 attack on Congress.

Prosecutors sought a 25-year term. Lawyers for Rhodes said he should be sentenced to time served, since his arrest in January 2022.

Before handing down the sentence, the US district judge, Amit Mehta, told a defiant Rhodes he posed a continued threat to the US government, saying it was clear he “wants democracy in this country to devolve into violence”.

“The moment you are released, whenever that may be, you will be ready to take up arms against your government,” Mehta said.

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Prosecutors successfully made the case that Rhodes and his group prepared an armed rebellion, including stashing arms at a Virginia hotel, meant for quick transfer to Washington DC.

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In a first for a January 6 case, Judge Mehta agreed with prosecutors to apply enhanced penalties for “terrorism” under the argument that the Oath Keepers sought to influence the government through “intimidation or coercion”.

I'm sure that Rhodes will do fine in prison.  In fact, he might even do better.

Prisons are full of Nazi gangs.