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by dragonwriter 3795 days ago
Per 13 USC Sec. 2331 [0]:

  (5) [T]he term “domestic terrorism” means activities that— 
    (A)   involve acts dangerous to human life that are a 
          violation of the criminal laws of the United 
          States or of any State; 

    (B)  appear to be intended— 
      (i)   to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; 

      (ii)   to influence the policy of a government by 
             intimidation or coercion; or 


      (iii)   to affect the conduct of a government by mass 
              destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; 
              and 
    (C)   occur primarily within the territorial
          jurisdiction of the United States. 
How is the Malheur occupation not domestic terrorism, under that definition?

[0] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2331