Jokes aside, it’s serious business that the president of the United States, members of Congress, and others are actually using the phrase “domestic terrorist” to describe people who disagree with them and are standing up to their unethical or illegal activities — and in the president’s case, explicitly calling for their arrest and trial based on no actual crimes being committed. Joe Zepecki has some thoughts on a line some Republicans have crossed when it comes to acceptable behavior in a free society.

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