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I feel like his actions bordered on treasonous especially given how inconsequential the new information turned out to be.
by iaw 10y ago
I feel like his actions bordered on treasonous especially given how inconsequential the new information turned out to be.
- tptacek 10y agoWords mean things, and the word "treason" in particular is, alone among offenses, defined in the body of the Constitution. There's no circumstance in which Comey's actions could be "treasonous", even if they were done in bad faith.
- EdHominem 10y agoActually, it seems to be incredibly broad and could cover anything deemed to help the "enemy". Considering we don't declare war anymore this is either absolutely unenforceable, or is totally open-ended as to what an enemy is. (Is ISIS an enemy? The Free-Syrian Army? The Kurds?) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Three_of_the_United_States_Constitution#Section_3:_Treason https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_Three_of_the_United_St... "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort."
- ascagnel_ 10y agoTreasonous? No. A violation of the Hatch Act? Possibly.