[IncPen]

C'mon... this is the kind of hyperbolic statement that we complain about when the liberals do it. This isn't even close to being treason, and calling is that is similar to spurious claims of "rape" after a verbal insult.

Nice try.

I have, particularly since the days of Clinton, had a special distaste for dissembling and parsing of meaning.

You'd do well to check your dictionary. Here's what one says:

Treason (n)

1: a crime that undermines the offender's government[syn: high treason, lese majesty] 2: disloyalty by virtue of subversive behavior [syn: subversiveness, traitorousness] 3: an act of deliberate betrayal [syn: treachery, betrayal, perfidy]

Treason (n)

1. Violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one's country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies.2. A betrayal of trust or confidence.

Words have meaning.

Do you say that the Dixie Chicks' comments and their position, given while on foreign soil, mean to not aid and comfort the enemies of the US, or to disparage the President?

Are their comments meant to encourage our uniformed soldiers as they prepare for battle?

I'm intrigued by your position. Exactly what do you think the Dixie Chicks' purpose was?

[hotpotato]

The comment was insulting to the POTUS but you'd have a difficult time proving it was a conscious or purposeful act to aid the enemy. Now, on the other hand, if you were to be talking about those idiot American "human shields" that are conducting sit-ins at obvious military targets around Baghdad, that'd be a whole different ball game.

[Friend of thunder]

You'd do well to check your dictionary. Here's what one says:

With all due respect, the only relevant definition of treason is in the Constitution

Article III

Section 3. Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. 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.

While there statement is offensive it is not treason as defined by the Constitution. Treason is the only law defined by the Constitution I think we should be careful how we use it.

[Stone Mountain]

I'm intrigued by your position. Exactly what do you think the Dixie Chicks' purpose was?

To get a cheap round of applause. That's it.

Are you saying that all three elements in your definition of treason have to be present? If so, I don't believe that the Dixie Chicks spewing at a concert really and truly undermines the US government. If you do, I guess we have a difference of opinion.