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To: fortheDeclaration
Nice little article. Now, to repeat, please prove that Jefferson Davis was guilty of treason.

Treason as defined by the U.S. Constitution, keeping in mind that Davis was no longer under the Constitution once he resigned his Senate seat and went home to Mississippi, which had left the Union.

Go on, prove it.

1,230 posted on 11/25/2004 6:50:00 AM PST by lentulusgracchus ("Whatever." -- sinkspur)
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To: lentulusgracchus; capitan_refugio
Legal definition of Treason Treason. A breach of allegiance to one's government, usually committed through levying war against such government or by giving aid or comfort to the enemy. The offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance; or of betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power. Treason consists of two elements: adherence to the enemy, and rendering him aid and comfort. Cramer v. U. S., U.S.N.Y., 325 U.S. l, 65 S.Ct. 918, 9327 89 L.Ed. 1441. See 18 U.S.C.A. § 2381. A person can be convicted of treason only on the testimony of two witnesses, or confession in open court. Art. III, Sec. 3, U.S. Constitution.

Betrayal of ones nation is treason.

If it sounds like a duck...

By the way, are you and rest of the 'South will rise again' clique under the Constitution?

1,233 posted on 11/25/2004 7:17:47 AM PST by fortheDeclaration
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