[mngran]

How is he rebelling against the nation?

From the article: "a small group that ultimately wants to secede from the United States and form a Christian republic..."

If he want's to secede by getting on a boat and going somewhere else, fine, but if he tries to disrupt the territorial integrity of the United States, that's treason. And we know what the penalty for that is.

[stainlessbanner]

You are using the terms secession, rebellion, and treason very loosely. What does the U.S. Constitution say about secession?