How is what the GOP are doing not an act of treason?

[warrior1]

Especially now that we are reading that this was planned for months?

[Decaffeinated]

1. Law doesn't work that way...

[Bjorn Against]

2. And the only reason law does not work that way is because they wrote the laws

What the Republicans are doing SHOULD be a serious felony, the only reason it is not is because the laws were written by people who did not want to limit their own power.

[Lint Head]

3. I sure seems the definition is correct.

trea·son
ˈtrēzən/
noun
noun: treason;?noun: high treason;?plural noun: high treasons

1.
the crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.


The Tea Baggers are well on there way to overthrowing the government. Democrats are 3/4's of the democracy. We currently have a false gerrymandered republic in the House. It is not representative of the majority of conservatives or "sane" the right wing. They want Obama out.

Killing the sovereign has been expressed over and over again by not just Ted Nugent but the supporters carrying signs and even in web posts.

They are costing the National Treasury millions of dollars every single day. I could and will list more if necessary.

[pitbullgirl1965]

7. IOKIYA Rebulican/Christian Terrorist/White Supremist

I just commented about the same thing here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023792705#post4

[longship]

12. You don't find the definition of treason in the dictionary.

You find it in the US Constitution, Article III, Section 3.

As such, the definition was put there to eliminate the use of treason charge for political expedient. I agree with the founders that this is a good goal.

That's why I do not particularly like people calling the GOP treasonous.

[Callmecrazy]

4. It's not treason, it's sedition...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedition

[zbdent]

5. Simple ... the treasonous Repugniconvicts are not outed as such for the same reasons

why Dems were consistently labeled as treasonous terrorists for any questioning of Bush43 ...

IOKIYAR ...

[hack89]

6. Read the Constitution. It does not fit the definition you will find there. nt

[pitbullgirl1965]

10. Yeah but

why aren't the Reich Wingnutters treated by the DHS, the FBI, CIA as a threat?
Why doesn't Obama declare these groups as a danger? The anti abortion terrorists have murdered and bombed doctors and clinics for years, to this day, and I"ve yet to see them denounced as terrorists.

I can just imagine the Nation of Islam urging a coup against the Rethugs. Would they be treated the same way?

[G_j]

8. As I recall, there is wording in the PATRIOT Act

that covers attempting to hurt the US economy.

[SoutherDem]

9. Because it is the GOP?!

We all can come up with a laundry list of times when the same action is considered bad if done by Democrats and good if done by Republicans.

NSA spying on Americans - GOP = Protecting USA,
NSA spying on Americans - Democrats = Disregarding the Constitution.

Romneycare = Good
Obamacare = Bad

4 diplomats die at Benghazi = Inexcusable
94 diplomats die in 9 attacks = Acceptable

GOP wins election = Mandate
Demorats wins election = No mandate

Republican in office = at least two years before they "own" the economy
Democrat in office = "owns" economy from day of election

These are just a few examples.

Is it right? NO! But, that is the way it gets spun by the media.

[pitbullgirl1965]

11. THIS X 1000 %

Fucking bastards.