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Mon Oct-24-05 04:51 PM
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| How many times have people been tried for treason in the US? |
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Can't be a gazillion times, like for DUIs. I mean this is Benedict Arnold stuff.
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| ozymandius
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Mon Oct-24-05 05:08 PM
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| jmowreader
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Mon Oct-24-05 05:09 PM
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| 2. Treason prosecutions are extremely rare for a reason |
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The bar is set so very high that, without a confession, you probably can't get a conviction on a treason charge.
Hell, the Rosenbergs were convicted of espionage, not treason.
Prosecutors don't like to hold big flashy trials that end in acquittal, they like to win convictions. Therefore, they'll go for the sure thing--sending Rove and Libby, then probably Cheney and Bush, up the river for other crimes.
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| NYC Liberal
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Mon Oct-24-05 05:11 PM
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Even less have been convicted.
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| Gabi Hayes
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Mon Oct-24-05 05:13 PM
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| 4. not that many, but at least three Brazillians |
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Edited on Mon Oct-24-05 05:15 PM by Gabi Hayes
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