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Cirsium

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24. I didn't say that
Wed Mar 11, 2026, 09:46 PM
Mar 11

I didn't say that Trump’s conduct meets the legal definition of treason. I simply asked you: "Really? So treason (aiding people in killing US troops) is OK if the war is illegal (undeclared)?"

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It's TREASON not sedition [View all] 4bonhoffer Mar 11 OP
the 'obvious treason' - would be the picture on the wall .. ? stopdiggin Mar 11 #1
Treason is narrowly defined Fiendish Thingy Mar 11 #2
Really? Cirsium Mar 11 #7
Did Jane Fonda get charged with treason? How about the Rosenbergs? Fiendish Thingy Mar 11 #12
lol Cirsium Mar 11 #14
She went to Hanoi and had photo ops with various NVA officials Fiendish Thingy Mar 11 #15
I know what she did Cirsium Mar 11 #16
You don't know the difference between adversary and enemy, do you? Fiendish Thingy Mar 11 #17
Sure Cirsium Mar 11 #19
Was he convicted of "aiding and abetting an enemy"? Fiendish Thingy Mar 11 #21
Goalposts moved again Cirsium Mar 11 #22
The goalposts remain the same Fiendish Thingy Mar 11 #23
I didn't say that Cirsium Mar 11 #24
Oh brother Fiendish Thingy Mar 11 #29
It was a serious question Cirsium Mar 12 #30
I answered your serious, "innocent" question several times Fiendish Thingy Mar 12 #32
Facts Cirsium Mar 12 #40
Facts are good Fiendish Thingy Mar 12 #42
The last 100 years? Cirsium Mar 12 #45
*sigh* go reread my post Fiendish Thingy Mar 12 #47
Exactly Cirsium Mar 13 #58
This is my opinion: Fiendish Thingy Mar 13 #61
Very good Cirsium Mar 13 #62
When it comes to criminal prosecution, the US Code overrules Merriam-Webster Fiendish Thingy Mar 13 #63
Why the insults? Cirsium Mar 13 #64
I've read all your posts in this thread, and I didn't know any of them were "tongue in cheek" until I came to this one. ShazzieB Mar 12 #48
When Jane Fonda was president? Cirsium Mar 12 #49
Oh, I forgot about that one. ShazzieB Mar 13 #51
Thanks Cirsium Mar 13 #57
You're welcome. ShazzieB Mar 13 #65
Waging war against the US -- Does that have to be wnylib Mar 13 #54
Technically, the ringleaders of J6 were convicted of seditous conspiracy Fiendish Thingy Mar 13 #56
Am I doing it right now? Cirsium Mar 13 #67
If you ALREADY KNEW all of this, then why play dumb? Fiendish Thingy Mar 13 #68
You didn't understand, apparently Cirsium Mar 13 #69
You are the one who doesn't understand Fiendish Thingy Mar 13 #70
OK Cirsium Mar 13 #71
That doesn't change the legal definition of treason EdmondDantes_ Mar 11 #18
What?? Cirsium Mar 11 #20
No EdmondDantes_ Mar 12 #44
The "definition" Cirsium Mar 12 #50
So it's lying when others change definitions, but not when you do? EdmondDantes_ Mar 13 #53
OK Cirsium Mar 13 #59
Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution defines Treason for all purposes under U.S. law . . . markpkessinger Mar 13 #72
Execute Trump for sharing state secrets then PATRICK Mar 12 #31
I would be in favor of rendering him to The Hague once his term is over Fiendish Thingy Mar 12 #35
Now we're talking Cirsium Mar 13 #60
It's not what can see and call out... lame54 Mar 11 #3
But only for awhile. calimary Mar 11 #25
"Low treason" mr715 Mar 11 #4
Everything he does benefits Vlad in a big way! debsy Mar 11 #5
Of course the "experts" on what is treason wlll be out in force. Maybe add quotes around it "treason" erronis Mar 11 #6
Confederacy of conspirators aiding and abetting traitorous destabilization. BattleRow Mar 11 #8
and of course if you're just doing a 'rant' .... stopdiggin Mar 11 #9
Impeachment is always an option Fiendish Thingy Mar 11 #13
That remedy PATRICK Mar 12 #34
I wasn't suggesting impeachment was likely, only possible. Fiendish Thingy Mar 12 #36
True in one thing at present PATRICK Mar 12 #39
They do NOT have "absolute" power Fiendish Thingy Mar 12 #41
They don't until they do PATRICK Mar 13 #52
Nothing can stop the Blue Tsunami in November Fiendish Thingy Mar 13 #55
I like the way you think. ShazzieB Mar 13 #66
That Bush ancestry PATRICK Mar 12 #33
Excellent. Food for thought. erronis Mar 12 #38
... kinda reminds me of that scene in the movie Nuremberg Six117 Mar 11 #10
The Democratic party is timid. Plays nice too often. Democrats who can hid hard are marginalize by the leadership. Denvermosaic Mar 11 #11
That's what we have to fix. calimary Mar 11 #28
Trump let Israel influence his decision leftstreet Mar 11 #26
100% a traitor to this country vapor2 Mar 11 #27
Number One guys deposed, executed PATRICK Mar 12 #37
Trump and Putin are on the same side. Kid Berwyn Mar 12 #43
What did Krasnov do w/ all that purloined classified material he moved to Merde-A-Loco??? ultralite001 Mar 12 #46
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