The Treason of the Mainstream Democrats

The Treason of the Mainstream Democrats
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Sunday, 11 November 2007
by Richard W. Behan

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.

— Article III, Section 3, United States Constitution (emphasis added)

The mainstream Democrats—represented, say, by Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Joe Biden, and Christopher Dodd—have not levied war against the United States. Their treason lies instead in committing the second offense: they adhere to enemies of the country, giving them aid and comfort.

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Failing to hold President Bush accountable for his crimes constitutes the most profound obstruction of justice. And failing to contradict his hideous mega-lie clearly reinforces the President’s hand: the mainstream Democrats are now accomplices.

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The most direct and honorable way of invoking such a style is by impeaching George Bush and Richard Cheney. Never in our history have the high crimes and misdemeanors been so flagrant, and the people of our country know it.

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For the sake of the rule of law, for the sake of the integrity of the Congress, for the sake of the country’s future, and incidentally for the sake of a potential Democratic victory in 2008, the politics of truth and justice must be showcased. The Judiciary Committtee must hold hearings immediately, to see if impeachment is in fact warranted—and polls say the greater part of the country thinks it is.


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Treason is a capital crime, which is why I oppose throwing the term around loosely, particularly when talking about political issues.

Bryant
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I'm no fan of death penalty, but we need to smack these bitches down so hard that NOBODY will ever try to pull this shit again.

The administration, with the collusion of the MSM falsified intelligence and terrified the public to get us into Iraq. Congress - though I can't explain their ignorance of that was actually going on - were pressured by their hysterical constituencies - who listened to the MSM and administration talking points - to vote "yes" on the war. They should simply be kicked out for willful ignorance and lack of a spine.

We all know who the criminals are.

He is talking about the treason of the Democrats not the administration.

Bryant

someone against a government? Is there no such thing as treason within a Political Party or Business?

And I think you should be careful about how you use it.

I mean i get what you are saying - if I say "Player X is a traitor to this school because he went pro" nobody thinks I'm calling for that player to be executed. On the other hand when you say Nancy Pelosi is a traitor to this nation, which seems to be gist of the OP, than yeah, there is a question.

Which is why in that context I think the use of Treason should be avoided.

Bryant

I actually agree with the death penalty in certain circumstances (while largely disagreeing with the practice of it) but death is one of the sentences for treason, not the only one. Would you object to charging the Bush Admin with treason and locking them away for a good long time?

Preferably at the International Criminal Court at the Hague, so as to keep all local politics out of it. (I also thought that Saddam should have been tried at the ICC.)

However, I would not recommend similar punishment for those politicians who merely voted for their policies, as I think that once you start locking up politicians for voting for bad policies, you are leaving the door open to all manner of abuses. There are too many political prisoners in the world, and it's not a tactic to use without the most clear-cut evidence of *actions* (as is present with Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld), rather than just votes or speeches.

Bad politicians should be defeated at the polls, or in certain cases, expelled from their political parties - not charged criminally, unless they have committed definite crimes in terms of direct actions.

Hussein was the kind of criminal the ICC was expressely designed to deal with. But Republicans are allergic to the whole idea of international cooperation so you ended up with what looked very much like victor's justice.

I'll agree that simply voting or supporting the actions shouldn't lead to charges (although I would support banning everyong who voted for the Military Commissions Act from ever holding any sort of elected office again) but I'm also loathe to let those who designed the policies to get away scotfree. One example would be Gonzo. He knew what he was providing cover for and he must have known that it was illegal but he went out of his way to put a figleaf of legality on torture. There must be something he can be charged with, even if it's just impersonating a human being.

nevermind. what the fuck's the use?

the Paris Hilton wing strikes again

for TREASON!

you do know that don't you?

who don't live in a black and white, simplistic world. The leadership and individual dems deserver thoughtful criticism- however harsh that may be, not knee jerk "hang 'em high" rhetoric.

that I give no one the right to take mine away. They have to take them over my objections and I will voice my objections. If one compromises with wrong, wrong is not made half right.

Maybe impeachment isn't happening now, but there is still time for that to happen. The only reason it isn't happening now is because there aren't enough votes for conviction.

don't know if that'll happen or not.

As soon as he's out, there'll be the usual chorus of "ancient history", "move on", etc.

Being president means never having to take responsibility for, well, anything.

:shrug:

No issue can be more important than the restoration of the Constitution of the United States.

Under the Constitution and with the Oath of Office you took you are charged to begin impeachment hearings for the violations of the Constitution and the Law which have taken place. To not do so, in my opinion, is not only dereliction of duty and Obstruction of Justice but one might say even a treasonous failure on your part. The Constitution is surely more important than our political parties. Please execute your duty to this country and its people.

You seem ok with that.... weird bit of projection.

is treasonous...
k&r

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Misprision of treason is an offence found in many common law jurisdictions around the world, having been inherited from English common law. It is committed by someone who knows a treason is being or is about to be committed but does not report it to a proper authority. It is therefore unusual in that it is a criminal offence which may be committed through inaction.

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