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In approving and giving legal counsel, paid for with taxpayer dollars to enemy combatants, wouldn't this be considered GIVING THEM AID OR COMFORT under the definition of Treason in the Constitution?

Could a class action suit be undertaken by all the passengers and crew on the flight Christmas Day? Why should any innocent American citizen have to pay the legal fees of an enemy who is trying to kill them? It's outrageous!

1 posted on 02/03/2010 11:27:46 AM PST by GYPSY286
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The entire Obama administration and a majority of Congressrats are traitors!


2 posted on 02/03/2010 11:29:21 AM PST by IbJensen (A Prayer for Obama (Ps 109.8): "Let his days be few; and let another take his position.")
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To: GYPSY286
In approving and giving legal counsel, paid for with taxpayer dollars to enemy combatants, wouldn't this be considered GIVING THEM AID OR COMFORT under the definition of Treason in the Constitution?

No, and I really doubt you want to go there, as it would expose former presidents to the same charges.

4 posted on 02/03/2010 11:31:42 AM PST by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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Probably not.

The counter-argument, with which I disagree in principle, would be that the Constitution, not the Administration, granted them the right to counsel and a defense. Even if the administration were to be proven wrong, their good-faith belief that these are Constitutional rights would likely be enough to derail any treason charges.

SnakeDoc


5 posted on 02/03/2010 11:32:00 AM PST by SnakeDoctor (Life is tough; it's tougher if you're stupid. -- John Wayne)
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2 Words.

Zacarias Moussaoui.


6 posted on 02/03/2010 11:45:04 AM PST by dmz
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I would like someone who could review this info sent to me and determine if this could be a solution.

Quo Warranto
http://www.constitution.org/writ/quo_warranto.htm

The common law writ of quo warranto has been suppressed at the federal level in the United States, and deprecated at the state level, but remains a right under the Ninth Amendment which was understood and presumed by the Founders, and which affords the only judicial remedy for violations of the Constitution by public officials and agents. Here are a few writings on the subject. Revival of the writs must be combined with reviving standing for private prosecution of public rights, subverted by the decision in Frothingham v. Mellon, 262 U.S. 447 (1923), which is discussed in an article by Steve Winter, The Metaphor of Standing and the Problem of Self-Governance.

http://www.constitution.org/duepr/standing/winter_standing.htm

Although some of these writings are copyrighted, we are assured that all the chapters of all the ones still copyrighted have been attached to pleadings in various cases, and thus made part of the public record, thereby putting them into the public domain.

A critical key to achieving federal constitutional compliance is to resurrect quo warranto and other common law writs. This involves reasserting and strengthening the original All-Writs Act and repealing or declaring unconstitutional legislation, such as the Anti-Injunction Act, and those Rules of Judicial Procedure, that have restricted the jurisdiction of federal courts to accept petitions for these writs and grant a fair hearing (”oyer”) and a decision on the merits (”terminer”) on such petitions.

1. HTML Version The Practice of Extraordinary Remedies, Chester James Antieau, 1987, Chapter on Quo Warranto.
2. HTML Version A Treatise on Extraordinary Legal Remedies, Embracing Mandamus, Quo Warranto and Prohibition, James L. High, 1896, Section on Quo Warranto.
3. HTML Version A Treatise on the Legal Remedies of Mandamus and Prohibition, Habeas Corpus, Certiorari, and Quo Warranto, Horace g. Wood, 1896, Section on Quo Warranto.


8 posted on 02/03/2010 12:17:02 PM PST by Whenifhow
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This offense is punished with death.

You mean death gets punished along side of the offender? :>)

Of course, I knew you meant by death. Didn't you? :>(

9 posted on 02/03/2010 12:40:24 PM PST by SlightOfTongue
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To: GYPSY286

10 posted on 02/03/2010 12:53:49 PM PST by syc1959
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Constitution of the United States, Art. III, defines treason against the United States to consist only in levying war against them,

You need go no further than that phrase to convict and condemn 100% of Democrat politicians, about 95% of Republican politicians, corporate executives, about 99% of government bureaucrats, teachers, social workers, environmental whackos, academics, economists, etc., etc., etc.

Waging war against the American citizens doesn't necessarily mean with guns, as the past two or three decades have proven.

11 posted on 02/03/2010 1:09:04 PM PST by meadsjn (Sarah 2012, or sooner)
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