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Good for him. MBS Feb 2017 #1
No its not. But thanks for revealing that even some Democrats don't read the Constitution. onenote Feb 2017 #2
Conspiring to work with Russia the FBI and candidates to effect bettyellen Feb 2017 #4
Not under the extremely narrow definition of treason in the Constitution onenote Feb 2017 #6
Sounds like an interpretation by a strict constructionist. mobeau69 Feb 2017 #7
No, its the accepted interpretation of 200 years of Constitutional jurisprudence onenote Feb 2017 #11
The issue in this case is whether Russia can be considered an "enemy" The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #17
To repeat for the third time: onenote Feb 2017 #19
And what is your evidence The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #27
What definition do you think the Supreme Court would use - a broader one or narrower one? n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2017 #28
We are in a not so undeclared cyber war. Welcome to 2017. Retaliations and statements... Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2017 #38
Exactly! Considering the lies that were said about Dems. Chevy Feb 2017 #51
Yes! +10000 triron Feb 2017 #55
I'd bet good money on being able to convince the Supreme Court The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #69
Keep repeating it in your sleep, the 4th, the 5th, the 6th... Alice11111 Feb 2017 #40
"Hostilities" have taken on a different meaning radical noodle Feb 2017 #47
So you believe we're at war with Russia. onenote Feb 2017 #65
Thank you. truebluegreen Feb 2017 #82
I don't get your reasoning or your point. Flynn and possibly others, including trump... brush Feb 2017 #83
Why are Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen in prison? displacedtexan Feb 2017 #89
Bull shit. You are obfuscating. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2017 #33
Just because you want to call them an "enemy" doesn't make them one for purposes of the law onenote Feb 2017 #34
Good argument! 5 phone calls Flynn had w Russia b4 Inag Alice11111 Feb 2017 #39
Thanks for the heart!! Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2017 #41
they accomplished their goals. they changed the regime w/o firing a shot. installed a dictator mopinko Feb 2017 #59
But could one consider them an enemy? mobeau69 Feb 2017 #8
No. onenote Feb 2017 #12
But how does the Constitution define them? mobeau69 Feb 2017 #58
From one of their own: McCain: "Russian cyberintrusions an 'act of war'." JTFrog Feb 2017 #72
John McCain is a big fan of declaring "acts of war." onenote Feb 2017 #73
And I'll pass on yours. nt JTFrog Feb 2017 #74
That's certainly your right. onenote Feb 2017 #75
We had diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #9
No, I don't think it would have been treason. onenote Feb 2017 #21
Neither were any of the United States military officers The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #25
They were pardoned for their treason. onenote Feb 2017 #29
Spare me your condescension The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #35
Spare me yours. onenote Feb 2017 #37
Thank you for the information GeoWilliam750 Feb 2017 #79
Thank you, onenote, for a lot of education erronis Feb 2017 #53
So under anything but a very narrow definition it IS treason, got it! bettyellen Feb 2017 #10
And anyone who knows anything about the history of the Treason provision knows it was meant to be onenote Feb 2017 #14
We do NOT have to be at war. Please reread: Hortensis Feb 2017 #13
To Repeat: onenote Feb 2017 #16
Hostilities subject to is not synonymous with war. Hortensis Feb 2017 #20
I'll try one more time, not that I think you'll understand. onenote Feb 2017 #24
Defining an "enemy" as an entity that plans or intends The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #22
Yes it is. onenote Feb 2017 #26
That's a quibble over "aid and comfort" The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #31
Remember though that even Jane Fonda wasn't charged with treason. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2017 #71
Thanks for this - It's tempting too accuse your opponenet of the worst possible crimes The Polack MSgt Feb 2017 #43
But I'm mad NOW! LOL Roy Rolling Feb 2017 #49
Thank you. onenote Feb 2017 #66
You forgot the operative word "adhering"--- Petrushka Feb 2017 #81
Hacking the DNC & sending to Wiki leaks to undermine are election NewRedDawn Feb 2017 #36
Colluding with a foreign government to change the course of an American election isn't treason? lark Feb 2017 #52
bettyellen, Of course it's Treason! Don't let anyone tell you it isn't! Alice11111 Feb 2017 #32
Comrade Casino & Cabal of Republican Cronies won't do it, but Achilleaze Feb 2017 #5
!!! Alice11111 Feb 2017 #44
It seems to me that it's giving aid and comfort to the enemies of the US radical noodle Feb 2017 #46
You reveal your bias immediately LanternWaste Feb 2017 #48
Everyone has a bias. Mine is in favor of paying attention to the Constitution onenote Feb 2017 #76
Treason Duppers Feb 2017 #57
Citation? onenote Feb 2017 #67
I half agree with you. Trump & his people could have committed crimes but it shouldn't yurbud Feb 2017 #64
War will be started by Putin NewRedDawn Feb 2017 #70
Thank you Onenote hueymahl Feb 2017 #86
Onenote, you sound a little off-key. I'll quote from the consittuion: Nitram Feb 2017 #88
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The time to fight back is now!! Initech Feb 2017 #15
Seth Moulton is awesome. nycbos Feb 2017 #18
I agree! n/t MBS Feb 2017 #23
#ifobamahaddoneit LiberalLovinLug Feb 2017 #30
This thread is so much nicer Liberalagogo Feb 2017 #42
We need to march again and show them that we mean to have an independent investigation! Dustlawyer Feb 2017 #45
+100 Duppers Feb 2017 #63
This is NOT the time to pull any punches world wide wally Feb 2017 #50
Who knows what what was promised? mgardener Feb 2017 #54
They need to start calling out the rest of the Repubes and saying they are conspiring as well cbdo2007 Feb 2017 #56
Clint Eastwood : Hang Um High Angry Dragon Feb 2017 #60
Sniffles is more worried about this elmac Feb 2017 #61
Will leaks be happening? Depends on how badly you sell us down the river. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2017 #62
Funny how he didn't seem to care too much about leaks Docreed2003 Feb 2017 #78
Yeah, that whole think in Florida at the restaurant, with him in the spotlight and everybody... brush Feb 2017 #85
It is ABOUT FUCKING TIME. Prisoner_Number_Six Feb 2017 #68
Damn shame we don't have a Democrtic congress to investigate this regnaD kciN Feb 2017 #77
Good for him. We should be calling this treason! Tatiana Feb 2017 #80
That is the definition of treason Progressive dog Feb 2017 #84
It's too bad Nixon and Reagan got away witth very similar treason. Nitram Feb 2017 #87
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