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babsbunny

(8,567 posts) Tue Mar 10, 2015, 06:52 PM Mar 2015

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‘Death by hanging’: GOP ‘should have thought about’ treason penalty, radio host warns [View all]

‘Death by hanging’: GOP ‘should have thought about’ treason penalty, radio host warns

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/03/death-by-hanging-gop-should-have-thought-about-treason-penalty-radio-host-warns/

DAVID EDWARDS
10 MAR 2015 AT 14:08 ET

Progressive radio host Bill Press argued on Tuesday that Senate Republicans “should have thought about” the penalty for treason before they attempted to undermine President Barack Obama’s negotiations with Iran.

After 47 Republican senators sent a letter to Iranian leaders telling them that any nuclear deal that the Obama administration agreed to would be undone by a future president, The New York Daily News branded the lawmakers “traitors” on its Tuesday cover.

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‘Death by hanging’: GOP ‘should have thought about’ treason penalty, radio host warns [View all] babsbunny Mar 2015 OP

Damn. If only. nt valerief Mar 2015 #1

Here's the Logan Act: SomethingFishy Mar 2015 #2

"There is no doubt whatsoever that they violated this act." onenote Mar 2015 #4

That is fantasy, of course.... nothing likely to be done. John Poet Mar 2015 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #5

Once upon a time on DU demanding elected officials be hung would be seen as sedition. nt Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2015 #6

Once upon a time mob rule would have been viewed as anathema to progressives onenote Mar 2015 #7

I don't know why people here want to set a precedent for arresting members of Congress NuclearDem Mar 2015 #8

Agreed... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #9

They might have had they done something that meets the definition of treason. WillowTree Mar 2015 #10

Obviously, no such thing will happen gratuitous Mar 2015 #11

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