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Why isn't this man being tried for treason?

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former congressman and delegate to the United Nations was indicted Wednesday as part of a terrorist fundraising ring that allegedly sent more than $130,000 to an al-Qaida and Taliban supporter who has threatened U.S. and international troops in Afghanistan

In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or nation.

Under Article III, Section 3, of the Constitution, any person who levies war against the United States or adheres to its enemies by giving them Aid and Comfort has committed treason within the meaning of the Constitution. The term aid and comfort refers to any act that manifests a betrayal of allegiance to the United States, such as furnishing enemies with arms, troops, transportation, shelter, or classified information. If a subversive act has any tendency to weaken the power of the United States to attack or resist its enemies, aid and comfort has been given.


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I googled to get my legal info. What do you experts think?
Does anyone think this is a treasonous act? Or is it not treasonous enough?

He should be tried for teason. He's a Michigan man.

/sin/
The voice from Woody's grave

Bobby42 wrote:a Michigan man.

That's not how we roll.

Go Vols!

I don't know enough about this case to say for certain, but taking a real quick look at what the Constitution has to say about treason, there is this:

U.S. Constitution, Article III, §3 wrote: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.

Maybe they don't have the necessary level of proof to convict him of treason. Just a thought.

Either that or make him watch a 48 hour marathon of "Friends."

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Either that or make him watch a 48 hour marathon of Jack's thread-starters.

FTFY

mvscal wrote:

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Either that or make him watch a 48 hour marathon of "Friends."

Go fuck yourself, you sadistic prick. Just because we are fighting subhuman barbarians doesn't mean that we can allow ourselves to sink to their level.

Besides, they'd only do the same thing to our prisoners

Ask BSmack. He has an epic grasp of the law.

Rack Fu wrote:Ask BSmack. He has an epic grasp of the law.

If by "epic grasp of the law", you mean "better than you", then I guess I do.