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15. Classifications are inherently federal. There is no such thing as California Confidential or Texas Top Secret. But times

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #13)

Sun Feb 9, 2025, 02:07 PM

Feb 2025

have changed. When John Brown was tried (and convicted) of treason for the raid on Harper's Ferry, it was treason against Virginia.

Treason carries a presumption that the charged individual has a legal duty of loyalty. Foreign spies may be tried for espionage, but a Treason charge wouldn't stick unless they were dual citizens. I don't know if a non-citizen admitted for lawful permanent residency could be charged with Treason.

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