Do We Need A New Word For Treason?

Tea Party News ^ | November 10, 2010 | T.L. Davis

[Neil E. Wright]

Say any word a thousand times and it loses its meaning. Yet, how could any act punishable by death lose its meaning? I don't care how many times I hear the word murder, it always pretty much holds the same weight as the first time I heard it. The same goes for rape. I heard the word many times and have seen it used superfluously as in: "They are raping the land!" Regardless, when I hear that word, it sparks an internal revulsion.

Treason seems to no longer hold that same revulsion. It is a co-opted word by those guilty of it. It is a word reserved for those who have gone against the government. But, when the government goes against the people in clear violation of the Constitution, the word never appears, or when it does it carries no weight whatsoever. So, one must ask oneself: "Why not?"

Why not, indeed.

A word like treason only holds meaning if it is enforced, if it represents a true and rational threat. Where there is no one to enforce the death penalty aspect to it, there is no meaning. Traditionally, we think of the consequences of treason more than the mere act of it. We might imagine the sneaky, late-night passing of communication between the treasonous agent and the beneficiary, but it is the stark sight of the firing squad that brings home the import of the act.

Another aspect to the act of treason that lends more weight to the word at one time rather than another is the immediacy of threat. When a nation is at war, treason is dealt with differently than when it serves to aid some distant military threat. I'm not sure that it should, but it is a fact. Part of that obviously comes from the lives put in danger dimension to a nation at war and the possibility of war.

In America today, we are at war. Treason is being committed. Lives are being put in danger as a result. This treason is open and clear, almost insultingly obvious, to anyone who cares to look. So, it must be the word that means nothing. I guess we need a new word for it. 

Cross-posted at WASHINGTON REBEL.

[Neil E. Wright]

No, I think TREASON just needs to be brought back into the lexicon of FREEDOM. Anyone who tries to subvert the Constitution, inside government or out, needs to be tried, convicted and SHOT for treason, i.e., subversion of the Constitution. No IFs, ANDs or BUTs.

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[HANG THE EXPENSE]

I have one.Its called progressive.

[Mr. Mojo]

'Treason' seems to no longer hold that same revulsion.

Alright then, how about 'Obama'?

[DarthVader]

All traitors should be hung from meat hooks with piano wire. And yes especially those in political office who commit this act need to be publically executed.

[Lazlo in PA]

How about McGerkie.

[mmercier]

Treason requires an overt indictable act against the Republic.

If you want to dig in to the souls of men and prosecute bad thoughts, then you shall soon find your thoughts judged by the likes of me. Or whomever assumes control.

Being an America hating suckpump is not treason, it is simple freedom of expression.

[Smokin' Joe]

Do We Need A New Word For Treason?

No.

Just like the Constitution, let's use the one we have.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague".

Marcus Tullius Cicero

[mmercier]

You are a real piece of work.

[Nooseman]

Whoever mentioned thoughts as treason? deeds yes,like leaking information so our enemies may see,yes.

[MortMan]

How about “democrat”.

[Nooseman]

One hellafied post.makes me feel like laerning even more history.now if i can juist remember!

[BobP]

[The Comedian]

All traitors should be hung from meat hooks with piano wire. And yes especially those in political office who commit this act need to be publicly executed.

I get personal effing Mod warnings and suspensions when I state things that obviously.

Glad the word gets out anyway, despite my personal victimhood status...(sniff)...

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[The Comedian]

"Journalist"

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

The fundamentals never change, never! People only think they’re smarter now.

[Bullish]

....Its called progressive.

Ding ding ding!!!!

We have a winner!

[AmericanInTokyo]

Some traitors, if they don't have the common sense to ready the helicopters, cut their losses and back down in light of the growing popular patriotic storms brewing around them, end up as mere, useless, throwaway postage stamps and historical irritants. Afterthoughts.

[Nooseman]

Thank you again for great insight.Just like sports, its all in the fundamentals.

[AmericanInTokyo]

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