To: BobCNY
I guess my question why isn't spying considered treason and the spies executed. The Constitution limits treason to levying war against the U.S., or giving aid and comfort to its enemies. Spying for an enemy during wartime would certainly be treason, but Israel was not our "enemy" and we were not then at war.
To: Lurking Libertarian
True, but on other hand information he stole went to aid the Soviet Union, which is an enemy.
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11/10/2005 2:33:33 PM PST by
nickcarraway
(I'm Only Alive, Because a Judge Hasn't Ruled I Should Die...)
To: Lurking Libertarian
The Constitution limits treason to levying war against the U.S., or giving aid and comfort to its enemies. Spying for an enemy during wartime would certainly be treason, but Israel was not our "enemy" and we were not then at war. I believe that Mr. Pollard was convicted of espionage and not treason.
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