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jberryhill

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35. "someone just said"

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #16)

Thu May 3, 2018, 05:04 PM

May 2018

I'm sorry, but what court convicted her of this? I surely missed it.

SOMEONE can say damn near anything.

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Treason is pretty simply defined as to our government. [View all] Eliot Rosewater May 2018 OP

Nope. Spider Jerusalem May 2018 #1

Where does it say that? Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #2

Where it says "enemies". Spider Jerusalem May 2018 #5

But where does it say what YOU said Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Codeine May 2018 #15

It says it where it says "enemies" Spider Jerusalem May 2018 #18

From a professor of constitutional law Codeine May 2018 #6

Declared or OPEN war Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #7

Are Russian submarines trying to sink American carriers in the Pacific? Spider Jerusalem May 2018 #10

That is the only definition of on open war? Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #13

A state of armed conflict between military forces? Codeine May 2018 #14

Our definitions & laws haven't kept up with technology. CrispyQ May 2018 #36

It's not as though our entire range of legal charges Codeine May 2018 #37

True. CrispyQ May 2018 #38

Exactly right. onenote May 2018 #11

It's in the intention, clear as day, to undermine democracies throughout the world ffr May 2018 #19

How about sedition? helmedon1974 May 2018 #21

Treated separately from treason under US law. Spider Jerusalem May 2018 #22

Thanks for playing but nope. onenote May 2018 #3

Good, then Jane Fonda was not guilty of treason, I never thought she was but this confirms it Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #4

Good to see you make the connection onenote May 2018 #8

No, cant have it both ways, someone just said she is guilty of treason because it was an OPEN Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #16

"someone just said" jberryhill May 2018 #35

Not "no problem", but not treason. Codeine May 2018 #9

A formal declaration of war isn't a prerequisite onenote May 2018 #17

Were we at war with the Soviet Union? murielm99 May 2018 #24

Great question Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #26

They weren't traitors either. nt Codeine May 2018 #32

They were not charged with treason. Codeine May 2018 #27

I think the point you may be missing Codeine May 2018 #20

Yeah, I am missing the point, you betcha, now let me ask again, where is that Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #23

Section 50 of the US Code Codeine May 2018 #25

Provide the proof. Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #28

Of? Codeine May 2018 #29

That's not how criminal prosecutions work jberryhill May 2018 #33

Another look Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #30

It's right there in the first line; Codeine May 2018 #31

"may not meet the legal definition" jberryhill May 2018 #34

That "look" doesn't appear to be by a lawyer Jim Lane May 2018 #39