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In reply to the discussion: Dan Rather: "This is despicable in too many ways to count." [View all]Laelth
(32,017 posts)33. TREASONOUS. That is the correct word.
Treason is also the only crime specifically enumerated in the Constitution. The penalty for treason is death, and that is why the Supreme Court could not rule that the death penalty is unconstitutional. Its actually spelled out in the Constitution as a penalty for treason (but only for treason). Still, the death penalty must be constitutional, our justices ruled, because its actually proscribed in the Constitution as the appropriate penalty for treason.
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Talked to my sister in law right after Trump won and i asked her what she thought of Trump.
applegrove
May 2019
#7
Time for the gop to call for his resignation, and give him a corporate style reason why he should.
Chin music
May 2019
#17
Trump owns the GOP and that is why he keeps bonding with his base. They are why he owns the
applegrove
May 2019
#19
hey #fatdonnie Nancy questioned that you could eat more than 1 big mac in 30 minutes-those tiny
demtenjeep
May 2019
#24