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In reply to the discussion: Treason [View all]Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)5. No. Because I know the meaning of the word "treason". (nt)
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The Constitution, not the dictionary, defines what is considered treason in the United States.
onenote
Mar 2014
#30
I don't know, destroying the govt is essentially war against the US, isnt't it:
grahamhgreen
Mar 2014
#22
"My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can
grahamhgreen
Mar 2014
#66
Do you really believe that statement is anything other than bluster and hyperbole?
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2014
#70
See my post # 35. The Republicans repeatedly oppose the basic tenets of our Constitution.
JDPriestly
Mar 2014
#40
Oh please. I oppose the Second Amendment, so I guess I am also treasonous (nt)
Nye Bevan
Mar 2014
#44
If you oppose the Second Amendment, you need to try to amend the Constitution.
JDPriestly
Mar 2014
#49
The truly sad part about it is that there are enough idiots out there to vote for it
world wide wally
Mar 2014
#16
K&R! One of those "certain big lies" is, "America has the best health care system in the world."
Enthusiast
Mar 2014
#21
What word or phrase would be more descriptive than treason? Yet the administration
indepat
Mar 2014
#25
Those are not government polices. Those are the principals set forth in the Constitution.
JDPriestly
Mar 2014
#47
Most of the principles you mentioned are derived from amendments and/or court decisions
onenote
Mar 2014
#53
No. It isn't. But conducting a campaign that is wide in scope and opposes the basic
JDPriestly
Mar 2014
#73
All laws must be based on the constitution, otherwise they're unconstitutional
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2014
#54
I never suggested it wasn't permissable or unconstitutional or even undesirable
Nuclear Unicorn
Mar 2014
#63
Yet Supreme Court decisions have required people to enroll their children in school ot
JDPriestly
Mar 2014
#67
We need to stop using the term "terrorism" to describe "people we don't agree with."
Maedhros
Mar 2014
#32