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Visibly Sweaty Trump Redefines "Treason" (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 OP
The US Constitution, Article III, Section 3 defines treason Fortinbras Armstrong May 2019 #1

Fortinbras Armstrong

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1. The US Constitution, Article III, Section 3 defines treason
Wed May 29, 2019, 07:21 AM
May 2019

"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort."

Incidentally, a major reason that the framers of the Constitution were explicit in their definition of treason stemmed from an incident during the reign of Henry VIII of England. One of Henry's political enemies, Lord Montague, was arrested and told the charge was treason. He said, "I have committed no treason." The arresting officer replied, "Treason is what the king says it is."

The framers knew their history, and did not want treason to be whatever some governmental official said it was.

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