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	The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 \| Early America's Milestone Historic Documents
		The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
		Known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts, the legislation sponsored by the Federalists was also intended to quell any political opposition from the Republicans, led by Thomas Jefferson.
		The last of the laws, the Sedition Act, passed on July 14 declared that any treasonable activity, including the publication of "any false, scandalous and malicious writing," was a high misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment.
	www.earlyamerica.com /earlyamerica/milestones/sedition (331 words)

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		To examine the Alien and Sedition Act of 1798 in a historical context we must first examine the laws that were passed against the press, see the historical reasoning behind them, and finally come to some legal and ethical conclusions about the seditious libel laws.
		The Sedition Act of 1798 was an expansion on the British form, however, the law was a liberalized form of the English version.
		The Sedition Act of 1798 made sure that the Jeffersonian newspapers were silenced from their criticism about the XYZ affair and their views of the Federalist Congress.
	www.angelfire.com /mac/dgoldeniz/sedition.html (2666 words)

	Alien and Sedition Acts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For example, the Republicans and a number of moderate Federalists successfully added language to the Sedition Act that by its terms required "a false, scandalous and malicious writing", pointing to the trial of John Peter Zenger that established that colonial courts might treat truth as a defense to libel.
		The Alien and Sedition Acts were not appealed to the Supreme Court for review, though individual Supreme Court Justices, sitting in circuit, heard many of the cases prosecuting opponents of the Federalists.
		The Sedition Act was set to expire in 1801, coinciding with the end of the Adams administration.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alien_and_Sedition_Acts (1290 words)

	Sedition Act of 1918 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sedition Act of 1918 was an amendment to the Espionage Act of 1917 passed at the urging of President Woodrow Wilson, who was concerned any widespread dissent in time of war constituted a real threat to an American victory.
		The Sedition Act forbade Americans to use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, flag, or armed forces during war.
		The Sedition Act was an attempt by the United States government to limit “freedom of speech,” in-so-much-as that “freedom of speech” related to the criticism of the government during war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sedition_Act_of_1918 (377 words)

	Sedition - LoveToKnow 1911
		They are the Unlawful Oaths Act 1797, prohibiting the administering or taking of unlawful oaths (see Oath) or the belonging to an unlawful confederacy; the Unlawful Drilling Act1819-1820prohibited unlawful drilling and military exercises; and the acts for the suppression of corresponding societies, the Unlawful Societies Act 1799 and the Seditious Meetings Act 1817.
		By the Prison Act 1877, any prisoner under sentence for sedition or seditious libel is to be treated as a misdemeanant of the first division.
		A very large number of acts of the Scottish parliament dealt with sedition, beginning as early as 1184 with the assize of William the Lion, c.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sedition (921 words)

	the new citizenship project: The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
		The Alien and Sedition Acts were four laws passed by the Federalists in Congress in 1798 during the administration of President John Adams.
		The Sedition Act says anyone "opposing or resisting any law of the United States, or any act of the President of the United States" could be imprisoned for up to two years.
		The Sedition Act was set to expire in 1801, coinciding with the end of the Adams administration.
	www.newcitizenship.net /2007/04/alien-and-sedition-acts-of-1798.html (1141 words)

	Sedition Act of 1918 - dKosopedia
		The Sedition Act of 1918 was an ammendment[1] to the Espionage Act of 1917.
		The Sedition Act forbade an American to use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, of the United States flag, or armed forces.
		Both the Espionage Act and the Sedition Act were repealed in 1921.
	www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/Sedition_Act_of_1918 (135 words)

	VA Nurse Investigated for “Sedition” for Criticizing Bush \| The Progressive
		Sedition is a lesser crime than "treason," which requires actual betrayal of the government, or "espionage." Espionage involves spying on the government, trading state secrets (particularly military) to another country (even a friendly nation), or sabotaging governmental facilities, equipment or suppliers of the government, like an aircraft factory.
		The Sedition Act of 1918 was an amendment to the Espionage Act of 1917.
		The Sedition Act was the most recent attempt by the United States government to limit “freedom of speech,” in-so-much-as that “freedom of speech” related to the criticism of the government, or, more applicably, the political policies of the presidential administration or congressional majority.
	www.progressive.org /mag_mc020806 (5655 words)

	USA PATRIOT Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Act passed in the Senate by a vote of 98 to 1, and in the House by a vote of 357 to 66.
		Originally passed after the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Act (full text) was formed in response to the terrorist attacks against the United States, and dramatically expanded the authority of American law enforcement for the stated purpose of fighting terrorist acts in the United States and abroad.
		The Sedition Act of 1918 is sometimes compared to the USA PATRIOT Act because of the latter's perceived chilling effect on free speech.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patriot_Act (6244 words)

	Mark R. Levin on NRO
		This year a new sedition act — disguised as "campaign-finance reform" — was passed by the Senate but, by a narrow margin, was at least temporarily beaten back yesterday on a procedural vote in the House of Representatives.
		If the Sedition Act of 2001 had become law, the political parties would have lost much of the financial support necessary to play an active role in campaigns throughout the country.
		Those who support the Sedition Act of 2001 may masquerade as good-government reformers, and they may use self-serving populist rhetoric to describe their intentions, but the truth is that their real beef is with representative government.
	www.nationalreview.com /contributors/levin071301.shtml (575 words)

	sedition. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The Sedition Act of 1798 generated so much opposition (see Alien and Sedition Acts) that similar statutes were not enacted until the 20th cent.
		During World War I the Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918) punished speeches and writings that interfered with the war effort or caused contempt for the government.
		The Smith Act of 1940, restricted in scope to the advocacy of violence against the government, was invoked only infrequently during World War II, though it was later used successfully to prosecute Communist party leaders, as in Dennis v.
	www.bartleby.com /65/se/sedition.html (268 words)

	EDITORIAL - Sedition Unconstitutional In Ohio Too
		In 1918, Montana passed the Sedition Act at the height of anti-German sentiment and it was the model for the federal Sedition Act of 1918.
		The Sedition Act was repealed in 1921 after the government recognized that people's rights had been infringed on and people were unable to express their opinions freely as guaranteed in the First Amendment to the Constitution.
		Baumgartner is charged with 34 counts of contempt for having dared to express her criticism of retired visiting judge Richard Markus in addition to over 30 felony counts of intimidation, retaliation and falsification for her allegations of public corruption in Cuyahoga County and for asking Markus to properly perform his judicial duties.
	www.northcountrygazette.org /articles/050406OhioSedition.html (1123 words)

	Act of sedition from Turnbull puts Ruddock on the spot - Opinion - smh.com.au
		The central defects in the sedition section are that it is sweeping and subjective.
		The sedition provision states it is an offence to urge someone to overthrow the constitution or government by violence or to interfere by force with a parliamentary election (seven years' jail).
		It will be a defence in sedition cases if the person is trying "in good faith" to show a policy is wrong, is attempting to persuade someone to lawfully pursue change, is warning of dangers, or does anything in good faith "in connection with an industrial dispute".
	www.smh.com.au /news/opinion/act-of-sedition-from-turnbull-puts-ruddock-on-the-spot/2005/11/06/1131211930610.html (941 words)

	In Good Faith : Sedition Law in Australia
		The text of the new sections 24A-24E of the Crimes Act 1914 is reproduced at the end of this e-brief in Appendix A.
		Literature wherein a seditious intention (as defined by section 24A of the Crimes Act 1914-1955) is expressed or a seditious enterprise (as defined by section 24B of the Crimes Act 1914-55) is advocated.
		In most democracies, sedition laws are rarely used, but in other countries they continue to be used to suppress the media and there have been several recent incidents of prosecutions.
	www.aph.gov.au /library/INTGUIDE/LAW/sedition.htm (5525 words)

	Singasingapore: Re: The Sedition Act
		Sedition is generally defined as an act against the state; Singapore is in a specific position (in terms of racial structure, geographical location, etc.) which makes racial harmony of utmost importance, and it is obvious that any disruption might be fatal.
		Indeed, having s3(1)(d) in the Sedition Act instead of the Discontent or Disaffection Act might even help; surely something which is considered to raise discontent or disaffection would have to be similar in at least some respects to the other limbs of s3(1).
		Re: The Sedition Act So just for the purpose of argument, let's leave out the extreme case of bringing hatred and disaffection to the people and government of Singapore.
	singasingapore.blogspot.com /2005/09/re-sedition-act.html (1021 words)

	The Sedition Act of 1798
		Thatif any person shall be prosecuted under this act, for the writing or publishingany libel aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the defendant, upon the trialof the cause, to give in evidence in his defence, the truth of the mattercontained in the publication charged as a libel.
		And the jury who shalltry the cause, shall have a right to determine the law and the fact, underthe direction of the court, as in other cases.
		Thatthis act shall continue to be in force until March 3, 1801, and no longer....
	college.hmco.com /polisci/resources/psn/students/documents/sedition_act_of_1798.html (108 words)

	Alien and Sedition Acts, Lesson Plans, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
		In general, sedition means inciting others to resist or rebel against lawful authority.
		The U.S. Sedition Act first outlawed conspiracies "to oppose any measure or measures of the government." Going further, the act made it illegal for anyone to express "any false, scandalous and malicious writing" against Congress or the president.
		The act also left it to the jury to decide if a defendant had "bad intent." Penalties for different provisions of the law ranged from six months to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000 (more than $100,000 in today's dollars).
	www.crf-usa.org /terror/alien_sedition_acts.htm (2092 words)

	The Alien and Sedition Acts
		The Sedition Act made it a crime for American citizens to "print, utter, or publish.
		The laws were directed against Democratic-Republicans, the party typically favored by new citizens, and the only journalists prosecuted under the Sedition Act were editors of Democratic-Republican newspapers.
		Sedition Act trials, along with the Senats use of its contempt powers to suppress dissent, set off a firestorm of criticism against the Federalists and contributed to their defeat in the election of 1800, after which the acts were repealed or allowed to expire.
	www.classbrain.com /artteenst/publish/alien_sedition_acts.shtml (217 words)

	Singabloodypore :: Two bloggers charged under Sedition Act over racist remarks
		Sedition refers to a legal designation of non-overt conduct that is deemed by a legal authority as being acts of treason, and hence deserving of legal punishment.
		Critical speech, political organization, and mere association between individuals may be considered as "sedition." And though such behaviours may be common in a free society, in societies where sedition laws exist the acts and behaviours which qualify are highly subjective, and typically left to the whims of state agents.
		Because "sedition" is typically considered the subvert act, the overt acts that may be prosecutable under "sedition" laws vary from one legal code to another.
	singabloodypore.civiblog.org /blog/_archives/2005/9/15/1228764.html (745 words)

	sedition act -- sedition act (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sedition Act The Sedition Act has been the name of two laws passed by the United States Congress : The Sedition Act of 1918 The Sedition Act of 1798 This is a disambiguation page; that is, onethat...
		The Sedition Act of July 14, 1798 The Sedition Act of July 14, 1798 An Act in addition to the act, entitled "An act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States." SEC.
		The Sedition Act of July 14, 1798 An Act in addition to the act, entitled "An act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States." Section I Be it enacted...
	www.ditact.com /seditionact (4076 words)

	The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
		And it shall be the duty of such collector or other officer of the customs, forthwith to transmit to the office of the department of state true copies of all such returns.
		And be it further enacted, That the circuits and district courts of the United States shall respectively have cognizance of all crimes and offences against this act.
		And be it further enacted, That this act shall continue and be in force for and during the term of two years from the passing thereof.
	www.lexrex.com /enlightened/laws/alien_sedition.html (233 words)

	The Sedition Act of 1798
		The Federalist accused Livingston of sedition because of his implied threat of popular rebellion; a practice seen in future debates when unlawful power was to be enforced.
		Albert Gallatin said the Sedition Act was a weapon "to perpetuate their authority and preserve their present places." Proof that this bill was politically motivated became obvious when the House voted to extend the act from the original one year proposed to the expiration of John Adams term, March 3, 1801.
		The States response to the passing of the Sedition Act was mixed.
	www.studyworld.com /sedition_act_of_1798.htm (1724 words)

	Amendment I (Speech and Press): James Madison, Report on the Virginia Resolutions
		It is deemed to be a sound opinion, that the Sedition Act, in its definition of some of the crimes created, is an abridgment of the freedom of publication, recognised by principles of the common law in England.
		As the act was passed on July 14, 1798, and is to be in force until March 3, 1801, it was of course that, during its continuance, two elections of the entire House of Representatives, an election of a part of the Senate, and an election of a President, were to take place.
		Not equal; because the characters of the former will be covered by the Sedition Act from animadversions exposing them to disrepute among the people, whilst the latter may be exposed to the contempt and hatred of the people without a violation of the act.
	press-pubs.uchicago.edu /founders/documents/amendI_speechs24.html (2931 words)

	yax-487 The Sedition Act
		Since the ordinary meaning of the word 'sedition' means to undermine the authority of a government or a state, people thought that the government was treating hate speech as a threat to its power.
		The Sedition Act was enacted in 1948, and the clause against hate speech has been in the Act since the beginning.
		Part of the reason why news of the 3 men being charged under the Sedition Act caused such a ruckus was that this law is rarely used in Singapore.
	www.yawningbread.org /arch_2005/yax-487.htm (2602 words)

	The Sedition Act: Repressive Laws - Post-Election Repression in Malaysia (UMNO / Anwar Ibrahim /Human Rights Watch / ...
		In addition, although numerous police reports alleging acts of sedition were filed against ruling party officials and allies during the same period, only opposition figures were arrested.
		Zulkifli Sulong, editor of the opposition newspaper Harakah, and Chia Lim Thye, who holds the permit for Harakah's printing company, were charged under the Sedition Act in January 2000 for an article relating to the Anwar sodomy trial allegedly written by Chandra Muzaffar, deputy president of the National Justice Party (Parti Keadilan Nasional).
		The Court upheld his sentence of two concurrent eighteen-month prison terms for sedition and malicious publishing of false news in connection with statements he made and published in 1995 accusing the Malaysia's Attorney General of mishandling allegations of statutory rape of a schoolgirl made against the Chief Minister of Malacca.
	www.hrw.org /campaigns/malaysia/2000/laws-sedition.htm (597 words)

	The Alien and Sedition Acts
		The Naturalization Act increased from 5 to 14 the number of years a non-American had to be living in America before he or she could become an American citizen.
		The Alien Act allowed the President to force non-Americans he thought dangerous to leave the country.
		The Sedition Act made it a crime to do "any false, scandalous and malicious writing." This resulted in the jailing of 25 newspaper editors, most of them Democratic-Republicans.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /wwww/us/alienandseditionactsdef.htm (155 words)

	Singapore prosecutes bloggers with colonial-era sedition law
		But analysts say the government may be using the Act to raise the case's profile in an effort to stamp out racial intolerance in a country where social cohesion has been a chief concern since Chinese-Malay riots in the 1960s left scores dead.
		Lim and Koh are accused of committing acts "with a seditious tendency to promote feelings of ill-will and hostility between different classes of the population of Singapore," according to court documents.
		The Sedition Act was first introduced in Malaya, which later became known as Malaysia, by British colonialists for use against communist insurgents there in 1948, and incorporated into Singaporean law just ahead of independence, said Michael Hor, a law professor at the National University of Singapore.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw05/051001ap.htm (625 words)

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