To: SERKIT
Treason is the only crime specifically defined in the Constitution. According to Article III, Section 3, a person is guilty of treason if he or she goes to war against the United States or gives aid or comfort to an enemy. He or she does not have to physically pick up a weapon and fight in combat against U.S. troops. Actively helping the enemy by passing along classified information or supplying weapons, for example, can lead to charges of treason.Thanks for that info. I'm wondering about this:
No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
What about texting/video or audio/photo evidence?
1,528 posted on
03/13/2019 12:49:50 PM PDT by
little jeremiah
(When we do not punish evildoers we are ripping the foundations of justice from future generations)
To: little jeremiah
Espionage is much easier to prove and carries as heavy a penalty as treason.
No one has been executed for treason since the Civil War, and the last few treason convictions ended up serving about 10 years.
Espionage and sedition are actually possible, treason really isn’t because of the Constitutional restrictions.
1,543 posted on
03/13/2019 1:00:54 PM PDT by
jjotto
(Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
To: little jeremiah
:::::No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
What about texting/video or audio/photo evidence?:::::
I am no lawyer, but I would imagine the straight-up definition of testimony is just that - if a text/video/audio/photo evidence exists, they would have to testify/attest it was them under penalty of perjury. It sounds like there are plenty more than 2 witnesses for some of these knuckleheads. I am looking for overt death threats or assassination plans (texts/emails) being bandied about within the FIBS or D'oh J.
1,547 posted on
03/13/2019 1:10:19 PM PDT by
SERKIT
("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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