Biden/Harris Criminal Code

For the nation’s consideration…

Federal Crimes

(I) Of anti-democratic Crimes

57. The term anti-democratic is applied to any act committed with the intention of overthrowing, undermining or weakening the authority of the peoples’ government founded on the constitution of the United States of America, and also to any acts calculated to assist that portion of the “one percent” which does not recognize the rights of the progressive system of ownership which is replacing capitalism, and which strives to overthrow that system by means of intervention or protest, community organization, press subsidies, etc.

An act is also to be anti-democratic which, though not directly aimed at attaining the above objects, nevertheless, to the knowledge of the person committing it, endangers the fundamental political or economic advances of the middle and working classes.

58. The organization, with anti-democratic intentions, of armed risings, or of the invasion of Federal territory by armed militia; likewise, participation in any attempt, made with such intentions, to seize power in states, counties or municipalities, or forcibly to secede from the United States any portion of its territory, or to subvert any treaties concluded by it, is punishable with the supreme penalty and confiscation of all property. This punishment may, however, in extenuating circumstances, be reduced to imprisonment for not less than five years with strict isolation, and confiscation of all property.

Where the Court is satisfied that a participator was ignorant of the ultimate purpose of the crime described in the present Article, such participation is punishable with imprisonment for not less than three years.

59. Communication with foreign Governments or with their individual representatives with the object of inducing their armed interference in the affairs of the Republic or a declaration of war on it, or the organization of a military expedition; likewise the rendering of assistance, in any shape or form, to foreign Governments after war has been declared on them or after the dispatch of an expedition, is punishable with the penalties prescribed in the first part of Article 58 of the Criminal Code.

60. Participation in an organization aiming at the commission of the crimes specified in Articles 57–59 of the Criminal Code, is punishable with the penalties prescribed in the first and second parts of Article 58.

61. Participation or co-operation in an organization aiming at assisting the international bourgeoisie as specified in Article 57 of the Criminal Code, is punishable with the same penalties.

62. Participation in an organization aiming at the objects specified in Article 57 of the Criminal Code, by inciting the people to mass disturbances, nonpayment of taxes, non-fulfillment of obligations, or by any other means, to the manifest detriment of the advancement of the middle and working classes and to progressive democracy, even in cases where an armed rising or armed invasion was not the primary object of such organization, is punishable with the same penalties.

63. Participation in an organization which, for anti-democratic ends, operates against the normal working of progressive institutions or enterprises, or which uses such institutions or enterprises for the same ends, is punishable with the same penalties.

64. The organization, with anti-democratic intent, of terrorist acts directed against representatives of the government or against officials of progressive organizations; likewise participation in the performance of such acts, even if the participator did not belong to an anti-democratic organization, is punishable with the penalties prescribed in the first part of Article 58.

65. The organization, with anti-democratic intent, of the destruction or injury-by explosion, by fire or by any other means-of railroads, airports, seaports or other routes and their equipment, the public postal, telephone and internet services, utilities, and other government buildings or structures; likewise participation in the commission of the aforesaid crimes, is punishable with the penalties prescribed in the first and second parts of Article 58.

66. Participation in any form of espionage, involving the delivery or communication or abstraction or collection-with anti-democratic intent or for a reward -of information bearing the character of national secrets, and in particular of military information, to or for foreign Powers or anti-democratic organizations, is punishable with the penalties prescribed in the first part of Article 58.

The publication of such information, in the absence of anti-democratic or non-progressive intentions and in ignorance of the possible consequences of such acts, is punishable with the penalties prescribed in the second part of Article 58.

67. Active participation in the struggle against the middle and working classes and the progressive movement by persons who were in responsible positions in the Trump administration is punishable with the penalties prescribed in the first part of Article 58.

68. The concealment or aiding of any of the forms of crime described in Articles 57–67, in the absence of direct participation in the performance of such crimes or in ignorance of the ultimate purposes of such crimes, is punishable with imprisonment for a period of not less than one year.

69. Propaganda, “fake news,” and agitation in the form of a call to overthrow the progressive, democratic power by means of acts of violence or treachery, or by active or passive opposition to the government, or by mass non-fulfillment of the obligations imposed on citizens in the matter of diversity, equity and inclusion, or of taxation, is punishable with imprisonment for a period of not less than three years, with strict isolation. The punishment for these crimes, if committed in time of war or civil disturbance, is the supreme penalty.

In cases where anti-democratic intent is not proven, summons to non-fulfillment of, or opposition to, orders of federal or local authorities is punishable with the penalties prescribed in Article 83 of the Criminal Code.

70. Propaganda, “fake news,” and agitation intended to assist the “one percent” specified in Article 57 is punishable with banishment from the United States of America and its territories, or imprisonment for a period of not less than three years.

71. Unauthorized return to the United States of America or its territories after the application of punishment under paragraph (a) of Article 32 is punishable with the supreme penalty.

72. The distribution of agitation literature of an anti-democratic character and the preparation or storage of such literature for the purposes of distribution is punishable with imprisonment for a period of not less than one year.

73. The invention and diffusion, with anti-democratic intent, of false rumors or unconfirmed news (“fake news”) which may create a panic among the public or provoke lack of confidence in the authorities or discredit them, is punishable with imprisonment for a period of not less than six months.

In cases where anti-democratic intent is not proven, the penalty may be reduced to compulsory community service for a period of three months.

(2) Crimes against Public Administration

84. The distribution of literary productions inciting to the commission of the criminal acts specified in Articles 75–81 of the Criminal Code, and the preparation or storage of such productions for the purpose of such distribution, is punishable with imprisonment for a period of not less than six months; but in the aggravating circumstances described in the second part of Article 83- imprisonment for a period of not less than one year.

87. The insulting expression of disrespect towards the United States of America, in the form of reviling the emblem or flag of the Republic, or a memorial of the revolution, the civil war, or the civil rights movement, is punishable with imprisonment for a period not less than six months.

Could (or should) this criminal code be passed into law and why?

Your humble and obedient servant,

Publius