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"Actually waging war on the US is treasonable without a Congressional declaration" I'm trying to parse this. Waging war on behalf of the US?

• tptacek 7y ago
  No. According to the Constitution, treason is either (1) levying war against the United States or (2) adhering to enemies of the US. To commit treason through aiding an enemy, war must be declared.
  • benj111 7y ago
    If the state of Benjiovia waged war on the US, would that be treason? Because that's what you seem to be saying. And why would congress issue a declaration allowing me to do that???
    • tptacek 7y ago
      As I understand it, if you join an open assembly of people who engage in armed hostility against the US, you could be "levying war" against the US, and thus liable to a treason charge.
      • benj111 7y ago
        So what's the "without a Congressional declaration"?
• dragonwriter 7y ago
  No, I this pretty clearly means it is treasonable to participate in war being waged againat the United States (or to provide aid and comfort to those doing so) whether or not Congress has declared war. It is also treasonable to provide aid and comfort to those against whom Congress has declared war. Congressional declaration of war is sufficient, but not necessary, to make an entity an enemy of the United States.
  • benj111 7y ago
    Ok, so it's "Actually waging war on the US is treasonable" And the Congress bit is a needless modifier, leading me up the (wrong) garden path.