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In reply to the discussion: They should be tried for treason along with sedition. [View all]Decaffeinated
(556 posts)4. Really?
Which speech would you arrest them for?
Their votes in the house and senate? Only the ones who made speeches on the floor? In their home towns? On TV?
What do you think would be an appropriate punishment for the crime?
10 years? 50? Death (which is the traditional punishment for treason and sedition)?
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Because the other 18,347 times this has been debunked weren't sufficient
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2013
#1
It doesn't have to be armed force. It can be speeches or surreptitious behavior.
Maraya1969
Oct 2013
#2
Which, let's admit, would enrage the opposition and independent voters because it effectively
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2013
#7
No, sedition laws in the US require armed force. The statute has been posted numerous times by
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2013
#6
Besides I think treason is a better word for what they are doing. There are bringing down
Maraya1969
Oct 2013
#3
You don't have to add the snark. I've seen one post on sedition. That's why I posted on treason.
Maraya1969
Oct 2013
#11
I always thought the idea of many.. many people taking these guys to court ...
yuiyoshida
Oct 2013
#10
Even the media and the irritation of having to go to a civil court would be worth it. If someone
Maraya1969
Oct 2013
#12
I'm not a lawyer either, but I think the congress is immune from civil lawsuits
Ranchemp.
Oct 2013
#37
What about the people who claim to have lost jobs and wages to the ACA?
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2013
#33
An enemy operates outside the US political process. These are politicians operating in the system
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2013
#62
The reason it's a separate vote is to force a public debate about how much debt the nation accepts
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2013
#68
We are overrun with people who are just fans, not progressive, not liberal, just fans
Puzzledtraveller
Oct 2013
#59
I would like to give you a link to my recent thread which asks a lot of questions on this subject
Samantha
Oct 2013
#65
I've used the term "aid and comfort to the enemy" more than once in this debacle.
LaydeeBug
Oct 2013
#100