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To: Wurlitzer
The 4 who voted against this should be immediately removed, tried for treason, and receive the proper penalty for said treason.

uh ... no

108 posted on 03/27/2013 5:00:35 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: plain talk

It is amazing how the word “Treason” is thrown around here, isn’t it?

By the actual definition of it it is about the rarest crime imaginable. Sad that a lot of people think “treason” is merely advocating for something that is unconstitutional, arguing against a policy or the procedure of the government or mere civil disobedience. Sometimes I wonder if ‘conservatives’ throw around ‘treason’ even more than liberals throw around ‘racism’ to mean anything with which they disagree or feel harms the country.

The founding fathers knew what they were doing when they made the definition narrow and specific.

Since the Constitution came into effect, there have been fewer than 40 federal prosecutions for treason and even fewer convictions. There were none between 1952 and 2006.


111 posted on 03/27/2013 10:07:34 PM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, Deport all illegals, abolish the IRS, DEA and ATF.)
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To: plain talk

“uh ... no”


Well that explains your position rather well.


116 posted on 03/28/2013 7:47:30 AM PDT by Wurlitzer (Nothing says "ignorance" like Islam!)
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