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It is treason dalton99a Jul 2018 #1
Glad to see someone use the T word Wellstone ruled Jul 2018 #2
Yes, been I've been saying it, elleng Jul 2018 #31
I join you in that. Have been for over a year now. triron Jul 2018 #40
TRE45ON alterfurz Jul 2018 #3
Nice! SHRED Jul 2018 #10
That's awesome. CrispyQ Jul 2018 #11
I love this MustLoveBeagles Jul 2018 #54
Superb!!! calimary Jul 2018 #118
Brilliant! FailureToCommunicate Jul 2018 #63
Out of chaos: ART VOX Jul 2018 #109
Perfect! lunatica Jul 2018 #111
Isn't treason a hangable offense? CTyankee Jul 2018 #4
Considering everyone who's died for this country SHRED Jul 2018 #5
With red neck ties. -nt CrispyQ Jul 2018 #6
White shirts and khaki pants also SHRED Jul 2018 #8
Better add several layers of Depends to catch all the excretions. erronis Jul 2018 #19
Nit-picky comment here. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2018 #25
I do remember seeing some not-pleasant pictures (BW). And yes, video was an anachronism. erronis Jul 2018 #28
If you remember bdamomma Jul 2018 #76
That's a very old technique favored by medieval English kings. hedda_foil Jul 2018 #101
Hang him by his bone spurs. Bluepinky Jul 2018 #91
Perhaps capital. triron Jul 2018 #41
"Treason is to betray your country and go against the governing body whereas espionage RKP5637 Jul 2018 #7
It's very obvious SHRED Jul 2018 #9
Definitely at this stage, especially after yesterday. ... and the GOP pending attempt to RKP5637 Jul 2018 #12
Consider this - ooky Jul 2018 #18
It's incredible!!! I'm really wondering if Trump IS a russian operative with something up RKP5637 Jul 2018 #26
It's certainly collusion and conspiracy, and treason would be likely FakeNoose Jul 2018 #33
Liberte, egalite, fraternite Moostache Jul 2018 #39
I have been in favor of the guillotine for the orange one and his co-conspirators mnhtnbb Jul 2018 #58
Me too...I even googled it BigmanPigman Jul 2018 #72
People need to call them and insist on it. triron Jul 2018 #42
Exactly. ooky Jul 2018 #49
Even if Trump is urged to demand their extradition... Saguaro Jul 2018 #62
I would not be surprised if he tried that, but ooky Jul 2018 #68
The positive outcome of this scenario would be to finally pit him against Congress Saguaro Jul 2018 #71
It's "Espionage", not Treason The Mouth Jul 2018 #113
Treason is very narrowly defined. The Mouth Jul 2018 #112
Yes, I think espionage is a better fit! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2018 #114
I always wish people would read the Constitution. former9thward Jul 2018 #13
So Lawrence Tribe hasn't read the Constitution? Kingofalldems Jul 2018 #43
If Tribe doesn't know the definition of "war" in the Constitution sad for him. former9thward Jul 2018 #48
It's a new age. War is not just dropping bombs and firing weapons. brush Jul 2018 #56
Then change the Constitution. former9thward Jul 2018 #60
The Russian military attacked the US election system with warfare... brush Jul 2018 #82
Nope, but you made me check. TomSlick Jul 2018 #70
Your personal defintion is not a Constitutional definition. former9thward Jul 2018 #84
We could (maybe should) declare war and take out their comms and electricity non-militarily. greyl Jul 2018 #86
LOL former9thward Jul 2018 #87
The topic is treason and the definition of war. Are you intentionally missing the point? greyl Jul 2018 #88
I have addressed those topics. former9thward Jul 2018 #89
Okay, okay, you're bailing out on this sub-thread, I get it. nt greyl Jul 2018 #90
Such an attack would be disproportionate and both unwise. TomSlick Jul 2018 #94
It's "Espionage", not Treason The Mouth Jul 2018 #115
Perhaps. I will allow there is a risk to enlarging the definition of treason. TomSlick Jul 2018 #116
Exactly. The Mouth Jul 2018 #117
Aaon Burr was tried for treason Progressive dog Jul 2018 #107
I give you much credit for going against the current. Pacifist Patriot Jul 2018 #47
I have read the Constitution. TomSlick Jul 2018 #50
+1 Ponietz Jul 2018 #53
Treason does not require a state of war dansolo Jul 2018 #59
To quibble only a little. TomSlick Jul 2018 #65
Exactly ChazInAz Jul 2018 #99
To clarify: we are in a cyber war onetexan Jul 2018 #103
We are at war with the Russians? former9thward Jul 2018 #61
The last declaration of war by Congress was in WWII. TomSlick Jul 2018 #66
The Constitution is quite specific on what "war" is. former9thward Jul 2018 #83
Citation please? TomSlick Jul 2018 #92
And you would lose the case. former9thward Jul 2018 #106
Tom, I think we're in uncharted territory regarding cyber attacks. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2018 #105
I suggest YOU go back and read the Constitution. Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2018 #78
What does your copy say? former9thward Jul 2018 #85
When our current dollar is worth ten cents it will be too late for us to act. lpbk2713 Jul 2018 #14
It's Always Been Treason-We've Been Tiptoe Around That Fact Since the Beginning dlk Jul 2018 #15
Nicole Wallace has gone there. triron Jul 2018 #44
Yes, yes, yes, the constitutional purists continue to correct our def'n of treason Mr. Ected Jul 2018 #16
it's been treason and in the open AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #17
that word has applied since Comey. n/t Brainstormy Jul 2018 #20
Stick a fork in him. sandensea Jul 2018 #21
I cannot stand to hear "Russian meddling" in our elections pandr32 Jul 2018 #22
Exactly! TomSlick Jul 2018 #67
You are correct pandr32 Jul 2018 #93
The Light At The End Of The Tunnel DallasNE Jul 2018 #23
It's been hinted about for weeks if not months bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #24
Very interesting. And with these high-level personnel supplying information erronis Jul 2018 #30
I've wondered about that for months bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #34
Yes I've read James Clapper's book this spring FakeNoose Jul 2018 #36
Thanks for the reminder, I do want to read it bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #37
Because not only does he (and Hayden and Nance) Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2018 #79
and repug officials/congressmen/women are complicit, ALSO traitors. elleng Jul 2018 #27
If its good enough for Mussolini... world wide wally Jul 2018 #29
We've moved into accepting the fact that it is treason WhiteTara Jul 2018 #32
Words get new definitions all the time SCVDem Jul 2018 #35
From this point forward blue-wave Jul 2018 #38
Giving aid and comfort to our enemies plus BarbD Jul 2018 #45
String him up! CTyankee Jul 2018 #46
A few months back I read this in the Daily Beast, its time to read it again... FM123 Jul 2018 #51
War must be declared by Congress. Eyeball_Kid Jul 2018 #57
Did Congress declare war on Sadam Hussein ? Haggis for Breakfast Jul 2018 #80
K&R! R B Garr Jul 2018 #52
We executed the Rosenbergs for colluding with Russia -- just sayin' OMGWTF Jul 2018 #55
They were charged with espionage, not treason. OliverQ Jul 2018 #69
No we didn't AncientGeezer Jul 2018 #75
Exactly what we've been Saying!!! Cha Jul 2018 #64
De nada SHRED Jul 2018 #73
Yes, It is treason, not "#Collusion, #conspire, and #traitor" AND they did not influence the Amaryllis Jul 2018 #74
We here bdamomma Jul 2018 #77
The sooner Wikileaks is cast into the fiery pit from hell from which it came, the better!!! Initech Jul 2018 #81
I've ALWAYS said this was treason. PatrickforO Jul 2018 #95
FYI. The Aggressive Progressive on FB has your tweet. It just showed up Autumn Jul 2018 #96
Ok I'll check it out SHRED Jul 2018 #97
That viewpoint might easily backfire. ANY cooperation? Treason? Petrushka Jul 2018 #98
It seems Mueller takes his Ralph Waldo Emerson seriously. hedda_foil Jul 2018 #100
"Deptuty Attorney General Rod Rsenstein said he has no evidence . . . Petrushka Jul 2018 #102
Been calling it treason for quite a while... N_E_1 for Tennis Jul 2018 #104
Until I read your post and some of the comments, Progressive dog Jul 2018 #108
This is how war is waged now. There's no messy clean-up involved. VOX Jul 2018 #110
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