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Drale

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19. According to Dictionary.com

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 10:06 AM

Jun 2012

Treason is defined as the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign. If that does not describe both the Tea Baggers and the "libertarians" I don't know what does. They are traitors and should be punished as such.

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"Is it treason to purposefully block any help for the economy..." [View all] babylonsister Jun 2012 OP

Yes. 1-Old-Man Jun 2012 #1

Welcome 1-Old-Man Auntie Bush Jun 2012 #4

Greetings and welcome! secondwind Jun 2012 #14

Hi there, from one old-timer to another! Enjoy! patrice Jun 2012 #18

Welcome to DU! nt ZombieHorde Jun 2012 #20

Welcome and K and R goclark Jun 2012 #25

Welcome to 1-Old-Man Plucketeer Jun 2012 #28

Welcome to DU! glinda Jun 2012 #33

Hello! Welcome to DU! CottonBear Jun 2012 #37

Yes I Agree It Does Border On Treason Oldtimeralso Jun 2012 #38

Hello! CottonBear Jun 2012 #54

Welcome to DU, aloha. mahina Jun 2012 #71

Hey 1-Old-Man! Welcome to DU! calimary Jun 2012 #82

Of course it is, it weakens our nation in its struggle for supremacy... rfranklin Jun 2012 #2

YES! sarchasm Jun 2012 #3

You gawd damn right it is madokie Jun 2012 #5

You spelled god wrong fyi snooper2 Jun 2012 #7

Yeah I know madokie Jun 2012 #10

And here I was thinking everybody in OK was a fundie snooper2 Jun 2012 #11

Well thanks and keep up with the good thoughts for us madokie Jun 2012 #12

Legally, no. Rittermeister Jun 2012 #79

At the very least its UN-AMERICAN madokie Jun 2012 #87

I asked that question May 14, 2011 here at DU Samantha Jun 2012 #6

Don't confuse douche-baggery with treason RVN VET Jun 2012 #8

According to Dictionary.com Drale Jun 2012 #19

The dictionary definition isn't what matters. What matters is the Constitutional definition onenote Jun 2012 #23

i bet it's sedition. pansypoo53219 Jun 2012 #48

"Un-American" works just fine IMO. n/t yodermon Jun 2012 #31

When they dishonor paying the debts of the United States they are treasonous. xtraxritical Jun 2012 #36

If they are attempting to change the country so the 1 per centers are the only voice newspeak Jun 2012 #91

Power For The Sake Of Power... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #9

Definitely Treasonous! Auntie Bush Jun 2012 #13

Apparently America doesn't have the appetite for treason charges anymore. Too much soda has been lonestarnot Jun 2012 #15

No - read the Constitution. nt hack89 Jun 2012 #16

Just for good measure. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #24

thanks for posting that RitchieRich Jun 2012 #41

Iran-Contra was treason. lastlib Jun 2012 #46

Yes, the height of treason Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #64

To the extent that it involves Regulatory Capture, or DOJ Capture, it is. nt patrice Jun 2012 #17

Legally speaking, probably not if done through the legal system. ZombieHorde Jun 2012 #21

No. The Constitution defines treason very narrowly onenote Jun 2012 #22

YES flamingdem Jun 2012 #26

Wow ProSense Jun 2012 #27

I know! I'm shocked, dismayed, and amused! babylonsister Jun 2012 #69

uh, no. stupidly calling everything you don't like treason cali Jun 2012 #29

+1 badtoworse Jun 2012 #30

Your opinion is pure socialism petronius Jun 2012 #42

You left out racism badtoworse Jun 2012 #53

When you offer that Plucketeer Jun 2012 #32

He's wrong about that. Treason is defined in the Constitution, and the definition says nothing... slackmaster Jun 2012 #34

I think it all depends on what type of help it is. raouldukelives Jun 2012 #35

I think so but at the very least it is a conspiracy to overthrow the government. They have been jwirr Jun 2012 #39

I worked to overthrow the President of the United States between 2001 and 2004. Was that wrong? onenote Jun 2012 #44

I think it depends on exactly what you did to do that. I also did that but I worked to get the vote jwirr Jun 2012 #45

I also worked to stop the Vietnam War and supported Congressional efforts to cut off funding onenote Jun 2012 #47

Yeah, me to. It just seems to me that their little meeting in 2009 was more like a conspiracy than jwirr Jun 2012 #51

Yes Yes Yes NOIBN Jun 2012 #40

notice the comments on the link RitchieRich Jun 2012 #43

Nope nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #49

Absolutely correct RVN VET Jun 2012 #50

Of course libodem Jun 2012 #52

If the Democrats were doing the same thing..? kentuck Jun 2012 #55

Then they would be using the wrong word ... bayareaboy Jun 2012 #56

No. Economic inactivity as a means of political expression is older than our nation MNBrewer Jun 2012 #57

Treason is defined in the constitution, and this ain't it. cthulu2016 Jun 2012 #58

No. Not even close. NYC Liberal Jun 2012 #59

Totally agree DearAbby Jun 2012 #60

Yes! It's also treason to outsource jobs. n/t Hotler Jun 2012 #61

If jobs are being outsourced to aid and comfort our enemies, like Red China, absolutely right. AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2012 #63

lol. bzzzt. have fun proving that one, dear. cali Jun 2012 #73

IMHO...it is definitely sedition. roamer65 Jun 2012 #62

It is treason... lib2DaBone Jun 2012 #65

No. Be careful what you advocate. Similar arguments were made against those who have called for Puregonzo1188 Jun 2012 #66

The Republican 80th Congress was nicknamed the "Do Nothing Congress" by President Harry Truman. ErikJ Jun 2012 #67

what is a cabal? amerciti001 Jun 2012 #68

Won't happen, it never does. Look up PNAC, babylonsister Jun 2012 #70

OK, find the info on this and reply back amerciti001 Jun 2012 #72

Nah, you probably got the gist; I don't do gratuitous babylonsister Jun 2012 #74

to be informed...one must lay out the facts amerciti001 Jun 2012 #86

Does our Constitution protect Big Oil/Coal raising and lowering lostnote12 Jun 2012 #75

I think rape would be a better word. n/t airplaneman Jun 2012 #76

In some cases it could be called murder. tabatha Jun 2012 #77

Well, let's see... jmowreader Jun 2012 #78

Just as much as opposing any Bush policy during his presidency. Angleae Jun 2012 #80

A BIG YES!! Angry Dragon Jun 2012 #81

I think we shouldn't be asking this. We should be STATING IT, FLAT OUT. calimary Jun 2012 #83

it'll simply be laughed at. it's that stupid a meme. cali Jun 2012 #84

+1 onenote Jun 2012 #89

We used to execute traitors. mwb970 Jun 2012 #85

actually, hardly anyone has ever been executed for treason onenote Jun 2012 #88

Intentional destabilization of the people's treasury, refusal by congress to levy compulsory tax earcandle Jun 2012 #90

No, probably not. I think the definition is more precise than willfully undermining the nation. TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #92