Treason is unusual in that it has a standard specified in the US Constitution.
>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.
I have no doubt you are correct, but the limits will be very hard to overcome. They will almost certainly try sedition first.
DoubleDongle-F on
They can declare it all they want, but they don’t have the votes to pass a law and I think the SCOTUS can be made afraid of making any bullshit rulings that bad.
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Their “declarations” have no bearing on our constitutional rights, as much as they want them to.
ganjaccount on
No it won’t. Republicans are labeling it terrorism, which gives them a lot more options than calling it treason.
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Treason is unusual in that it has a standard specified in the US Constitution.
>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.
I have no doubt you are correct, but the limits will be very hard to overcome. They will almost certainly try sedition first.
They can declare it all they want, but they don’t have the votes to pass a law and I think the SCOTUS can be made afraid of making any bullshit rulings that bad.
Their “declarations” have no bearing on our constitutional rights, as much as they want them to.
No it won’t. Republicans are labeling it terrorism, which gives them a lot more options than calling it treason.