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Fiendish Thingy

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42. Facts are good
Thu Mar 12, 2026, 01:09 PM
8 hrs ago

But those facts don’t prove your point.

Some of your examples are convictions for treason against one of the states, not against the US.

Most, if not all of the 18th and 19th century convictions are for violating the “waging war against the US” part of the treason statute, not the aid and comfort to enemies part.

All of the convictions in the last 100 years were related to WWII, the last declared war the US was involved in, with legally defined enemies.

Thanks for sharing facts that proved my original point.



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It's TREASON not sedition [View all] 4bonhoffer Yesterday OP
the 'obvious treason' - would be the picture on the wall .. ? stopdiggin Yesterday #1
Treason is narrowly defined Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #2
Really? Cirsium Yesterday #7
Did Jane Fonda get charged with treason? How about the Rosenbergs? Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #12
lol Cirsium Yesterday #14
She went to Hanoi and had photo ops with various NVA officials Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #15
I know what she did Cirsium Yesterday #16
You don't know the difference between adversary and enemy, do you? Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #17
Sure Cirsium Yesterday #19
Was he convicted of "aiding and abetting an enemy"? Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #21
Goalposts moved again Cirsium Yesterday #22
The goalposts remain the same Fiendish Thingy 23 hrs ago #23
I didn't say that Cirsium 23 hrs ago #24
Oh brother Fiendish Thingy 22 hrs ago #29
It was a serious question Cirsium 9 hrs ago #30
I answered your serious, "innocent" question several times Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #32
Facts Cirsium 9 hrs ago #40
Facts are good Fiendish Thingy 8 hrs ago #42
The last 100 years? Cirsium 8 hrs ago #45
*sigh* go reread my post Fiendish Thingy 6 hrs ago #47
I've read all your posts in this thread, and I didn't know any of them were "tongue in cheek" until I came to this one. ShazzieB 4 hrs ago #48
When Jane Fonda was president? Cirsium 1 hr ago #49
That doesn't change the legal definition of treason EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #18
What?? Cirsium Yesterday #20
No EdmondDantes_ 8 hrs ago #44
The "definition" Cirsium 1 hr ago #50
Execute Trump for sharing state secrets then PATRICK 9 hrs ago #31
I would be in favor of rendering him to The Hague once his term is over Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #35
It's not what can see and call out... lame54 Yesterday #3
But only for awhile. calimary 23 hrs ago #25
"Low treason" mr715 Yesterday #4
Everything he does benefits Vlad in a big way! debsy Yesterday #5
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Confederacy of conspirators aiding and abetting traitorous destabilization. BattleRow Yesterday #8
and of course if you're just doing a 'rant' .... stopdiggin Yesterday #9
Impeachment is always an option Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #13
That remedy PATRICK 9 hrs ago #34
I wasn't suggesting impeachment was likely, only possible. Fiendish Thingy 9 hrs ago #36
True in one thing at present PATRICK 9 hrs ago #39
They do NOT have "absolute" power Fiendish Thingy 8 hrs ago #41
That Bush ancestry PATRICK 9 hrs ago #33
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... kinda reminds me of that scene in the movie Nuremberg Six117 Yesterday #10
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That's what we have to fix. calimary 23 hrs ago #28
Trump let Israel influence his decision leftstreet 23 hrs ago #26
100% a traitor to this country vapor2 23 hrs ago #27
Number One guys deposed, executed PATRICK 9 hrs ago #37
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