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Cirsium

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30. It was a serious question

Thu Mar 12, 2026, 11:38 AM

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My original post was sincere and innocent. Do you think that if a war is undeclared that treason cannot occur?

My subsequent tongue-in-cheek responses should have been more than sufficient to demonstrate to anyone that I was not looking for a fight, perhaps at least demonstrate that to anyone who was not themselves looking for a fight.

I think the history of treason charges and convictions shows that there is no hard and fast "legal definition" in practice.

So, when Jane Fonda was president, did she or did she not have a picture of Putin on the wall? Was Viet Nam a war, or was it not a war? What role might G. Gordon Liddy play now in the Iran/Epstein affair, were he around? So many questions.

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It's TREASON not sedition [View all] 4bonhoffer Wednesday OP

the 'obvious treason' - would be the picture on the wall .. ? stopdiggin Wednesday #1

Treason is narrowly defined Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #2

Really? Cirsium Wednesday #7

Did Jane Fonda get charged with treason? How about the Rosenbergs? Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #12

lol Cirsium Wednesday #14

She went to Hanoi and had photo ops with various NVA officials Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #15

I know what she did Cirsium Wednesday #16

You don't know the difference between adversary and enemy, do you? Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #17

Sure Cirsium Wednesday #19

Was he convicted of "aiding and abetting an enemy"? Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #21

Goalposts moved again Cirsium Wednesday #22

The goalposts remain the same Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #23

I didn't say that Cirsium Wednesday #24

Oh brother Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #29

It was a serious question Cirsium Yesterday #30

I answered your serious, "innocent" question several times Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #32

Facts Cirsium Yesterday #40

Facts are good Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #42

The last 100 years? Cirsium Yesterday #45

*sigh* go reread my post Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #47

Exactly Cirsium 3 hrs ago #58

This is my opinion: Fiendish Thingy 2 hrs ago #61

Very good Cirsium 2 hrs ago #62

When it comes to criminal prosecution, the US Code overrules Merriam-Webster Fiendish Thingy 1 hr ago #63

Why the insults? Cirsium 1 hr ago #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 21 hrs ago #48

When Jane Fonda was president? Cirsium 19 hrs ago #49

Oh, I forgot about that one. ShazzieB 13 hrs ago #51

Thanks Cirsium 3 hrs ago #57

Waging war against the US -- Does that have to be wnylib 5 hrs ago #54

Technically, the ringleaders of J6 were convicted of seditous conspiracy Fiendish Thingy 4 hrs ago #56

That doesn't change the legal definition of treason EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #18

What?? Cirsium Wednesday #20

No EdmondDantes_ Yesterday #44

The "definition" Cirsium 18 hrs ago #50

So it's lying when others change definitions, but not when you do? EdmondDantes_ 5 hrs ago #53

OK Cirsium 3 hrs ago #59

Execute Trump for sharing state secrets then PATRICK Yesterday #31

I would be in favor of rendering him to The Hague once his term is over Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #35

Now we're talking Cirsium 3 hrs ago #60

It's not what can see and call out... lame54 Wednesday #3

But only for awhile. calimary Wednesday #25

"Low treason" mr715 Wednesday #4

Everything he does benefits Vlad in a big way! debsy Wednesday #5

Of course the "experts" on what is treason wlll be out in force. Maybe add quotes around it "treason" erronis Wednesday #6

Confederacy of conspirators aiding and abetting traitorous destabilization. BattleRow Wednesday #8

and of course if you're just doing a 'rant' .... stopdiggin Wednesday #9

Impeachment is always an option Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #13

That remedy PATRICK Yesterday #34

I wasn't suggesting impeachment was likely, only possible. Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #36

True in one thing at present PATRICK Yesterday #39

They do NOT have "absolute" power Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #41

They don't until they do PATRICK 5 hrs ago #52

Nothing can stop the Blue Tsunami in November Fiendish Thingy 4 hrs ago #55

That Bush ancestry PATRICK Yesterday #33

Excellent. Food for thought. erronis Yesterday #38

... kinda reminds me of that scene in the movie Nuremberg Six117 Wednesday #10

The Democratic party is timid. Plays nice too often. Democrats who can hid hard are marginalize by the leadership. Denvermosaic Wednesday #11

That's what we have to fix. calimary Wednesday #28

Trump let Israel influence his decision leftstreet Wednesday #26

100% a traitor to this country vapor2 Wednesday #27

Number One guys deposed, executed PATRICK Yesterday #37

Trump and Putin are on the same side. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #43

What did Krasnov do w/ all that purloined classified material he moved to Merde-A-Loco??? ultralite001 Yesterday #46