Eye Openers for the Electorate
- Silicon Valley Millionaire Saikat Chakrabarti is running against Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, but his public comments about a “real coup in D.C.” could carry legal consequences under federal sedition and rebellion statutes.
- Pelosi’s legacy of status-quo leadership is being challenged by a man with tech money, no elected experience, and rhetoric that borders on dangerous.
- California deserves more than an aging insider and an ideological firebrand—it’s time to ask why these are the only choices San Francisco has.
By Samuel Lopez – USA Herald
SAN FRANCISO – In one of the most eyebrow-raising congressional matchups in recent memory, Saikat Chakrabarti—the Silicon Valley tech millionaire and former chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—is running to unseat Nancy Pelosi, the most powerful woman in Congress. But this isn’t just a political challenge. It’s a flashing red light for the future of American leadership.
Chakrabarti made waves in San Francisco last month when he told a crowd at Manny’s café in the Mission District that there is a “real coup going on in D.C.” and claimed Democrats aren’t doing enough to stop it. It’s not just dramatic language—it’s rhetoric that sounds like it was ripped from the playbook of insurrectionists.
And it’s not just what he said—it’s what the law says about it.
According to federal statutes, advocating or inciting the violent overthrow of the government—or even conspiring to do so—can carry serious criminal penalties:
