If the crowd is chanting Death to America does that count as insurrection?
Someone should ask that question.
Boom!
Tying insurrection to these traffic obstructionists and “Death to America!” chanters, points out that the rule of law is the same for everybody. This type of insurrection is actually treason:
trea·son
/ˈtrēzən/
noun
noun: treason; noun: high treason; plural noun: high treasons
The crime of betraying one’s country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.
“they were convicted of treason”
Similar:
treachery
lese-majesty
disloyalty
betrayal
faithlessness
perfidy
perfidiousness
duplicity
infidelity
sedition
subversion
mutiny
rebellion
high treason
Punic faith
Opposite:
allegiance
loyalty
the action of betraying someone or something.
plural noun: treasons
“doubt is the ultimate treason against faith”
historical: the crime of murdering someone to whom the murderer owed allegiance, such as a master or husband.
noun: petty treason; plural noun: petty treasons