Treason is a capital offense

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When?
When will our country wake up and take action against those in our government who have colluded with Russia to destroy our democracy?

[NutmegYankee]

1. It isn't really treason despite many, even myself, using the word.

It's a lesser offense as Russia isn't officially an enemy (no declared war).

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2. It takes a declared war?

Then we have no enemies I guess.

[truebluegreen]

3. Yes. According to the law,

it takes a declared war. Think of it as the difference between "scientific theory" and "theory" in common parlance.

Otherwise, anti-war protesters in the Vietnam era could have been considered traitors. As the right wing painted them. Do you want to go there?

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4. Interesting

Thanks for that explanation.

How about the word "traitorous"?

[truebluegreen]

7. Got no problem with that one.

[bettyellen]

8. What is it called if they colluded before,promised changes in policies and are still

Acting in a foreign nation's interest?

[NutmegYankee]

9. Probably one of the many espionage laws on the books.

The issue for a charge of treason is it is very clearly (and narrowly) defined in Article III of the Constitution.

[shraby]

5. Espionage against one's country is a serious offense too.

Ask the Rosenbergs.

From their Wikipedia page:

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were United States citizens who were executed for conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. They were instrumental in the transmission of information about top-secret military technology and prototypes of mechanisms related to the atomic bomb, which were of value to the Soviet nuclear weapons program and also provided top-secret radar, sonar, and jet propulsion engines to the Soviet Union.[1][2][3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg

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6. Good point...thank you!