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We do? Anyway, I think we should mention how they can be so used. If you want to reword it, be my guest, but please don't delete it.
A "Sedition Act" is a law that criminalizes activity seen by Congress as subversive ([[sedition]]).
A "Sedition Act" is a law that criminalizes activity seen by the government as subversive ([[sedition]]). Thomas Jefferson called such acts "expressly and positively forbidden" by the [[First Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]]. These acts can be an early sign of governmental tyranny, because they prevent people from protesting against what the government does.
In the [[United States]], there have been two Sedition Acts.
In the [[United States]], there have been two Sedition Acts, neither of which is currently in force.
*[[Sedition Act of 1798]]
*[[Sedition Act of 1798]]
*[[Sedition Act of 1918]]
*[[Sedition Act of 1918]]