The Comfortable Lie At The Top
For years, Americans have been told that “insurrection” is a word reserved for unruly crowds and fringe actors. That lie collapses the moment you read the law. Insurrection against the United States is a federal crime under 18 U.S.C. § 2383. It doesn’t require face paint or pitchforks. It requires action—inciting, assisting, or engaging in rebellion against federal authority. When state and local officials openly defy federal law, obstruct its enforcement, and dare Washington to stop them, that’s not protest. That’s power abusing power.
When Leadership Becomes A Shield
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and Police Chief Brian O’Hara are not activists with megaphones. They are the de facto leadership of Minnesota. Their oaths bind them to the Constitution, not to ideology, not to political theater, and not to selective obedience. When officials coordinate policies that actively hinder federal law enforcement, refuse cooperation as a matter of doctrine, and normalize resistance to U.S. authority, they are not “governing differently.” They are daring the federal government to blink.
Insurrection Doesn’t Require Chaos—Just Coordination
The law is blunt. A conspiracy to commit insurrection, often charged as seditious conspiracy under 18 U.S.C. § 2384, exists when two or more people plot to oppose or hinder the U.S. government by force or obstruction. Force is not only physical. Systematic obstruction, deliberate noncompliance, and coordinated defiance count when wielded by officials with institutional power. This is not about policy disagreements. It’s about organized resistance by those entrusted to uphold the law.
Federal Judges Are Not Untouchable Oracles
Judicial review is not judicial immunity. Federal judges are not high priests whose decrees exist beyond criticism. When courts issue orders that effectively reward obstruction or paralyze enforcement of federal law, they deserve public scrutiny and aggressive challenge. Calling out judicial overreach is not an attack on the Constitution—it’s part of maintaining it. Blind obedience to bad rulings is how precedent metastasizes into permanent dysfunction.
Stop Reaching For The Insurrection Act
Invoking the Insurrection Act is the lazy, dangerous option. It militarizes a political failure and punishes citizens for the sins of leadership. The smarter move is surgical accountability. Investigate. Indict if warranted. Arrest if the evidence supports it. The law already provides tools to deal with officials who conspire to obstruct federal authority. Use them. The Constitution was not written to be optional for governors, attorneys general, mayors, or police chiefs.
The Cost Of Letting This Slide
Every time federal authority backs down in the face of state-level defiance, the message is clear: power protects itself. That erosion doesn’t stay contained. It spreads. Today it’s Minnesota. Tomorrow it’s everywhere. The republic cannot survive a patchwork of semi-sovereign fiefdoms run by officials who decide which laws count and which don’t.
Bottom Line
This isn’t about left versus right. It’s about law versus lawlessness in tailored suits. If insurrection means coordinated defiance of U.S. authority, then titles do not confer innocence. Accountability must climb upward, not trickle down. Arrest the leaders if the facts justify it. Challenge judicial overreach aggressively and publicly. Enforce the law without fear or favoritism. Anything less is surrender disguised as restraint.
This is about the supremacy of the federal government over state governments, and any federal judge who fails to respect and uphold the Constitution should be impeached.
We are so screwed.
— Steve
