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[–] [email protected] 394 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Suggesting that a war should be waged against the democratically-elected government of the United States seems... Well, it seems kinda treason-y to me. Just a smidge.

[–] [email protected] 235 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Hey now, treason is very specifically defined in the constitution. Oh and yeah, that’s the constitutional definition. This is treason.

[–] [email protected] 119 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

To be fair, we have been very lenient with traitors lately. To the surprise of no one, treason becomes increasingly popular.

This is why we should have met treason aggressively and swiftly from the beginning.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 4 months ago (2 children)

SCOTUS allows treason if it's an official act peculiar only to Trump.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Republicans can have a little treason. As a treat.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You've heard of first treason, but what about second treason?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

What’s treasons, precious?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Americans have been giving these folks too much rope. When will they start using the rope?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Perhaps Biden's "official" act is rope-a-dope.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Should have done it his first month in office.

Trials for the January 6th crew? Should have been immediate, not taking 4+ years.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We've been very lenient with traitors since 1865.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Obligatory FUCK ANDREW JOHNSON.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago

To be fair, we have been very lenient with traitors lately.

Lately? We have been lenient since the last civil war!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

Hey treason is when Democrats do anything I don't like which means anything

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Its only real treason if it comes from the Treasony region of France. Otherwise its just called being a rebel.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

The Champagne virus is elusive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

bubbling rebel

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago

I miss when that mattered....

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isn’t this sedition, not treason?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Technically yes, but it's really just semantics and treason sounds sexier.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

Yeah this kinda does seem like it might cross the line and be actionable

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

But you need either that person or two witnesses to admit to it in a court in order to convict.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Doing the definition of treason is AT LEAST treason-adjacent!