Posted on 04/13/2007 10:25:36 AM PDT by Impeach98
Democrats and treason
Posted: April 13, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern
Call me this generation's Joe McCarthy; I really don't care – I'm tired of watching people hold back in their assessment of what Democrat Party leaders are doing with regard to our troops and their missions in the war on terrorism.
A number of Democrats are engaging in actions that seem to me to be nothing short of treason against our nation, and it's time they be held accountable for their actions.
Yes, I said treason.
According to Dictionary.com: Treason is any attempt to overthrow the government or impair the well-being of a state to which one owes allegiance; the crime of giving aid or comfort to the enemies of one's government.
Right now we have almost 200,000 American military men and women serving on the frontlines in the war on terrorism against an Islamic terrorist network that has attacked our nation repeatedly over the past 20 years. As chairman of the nation's largest grass-roots, pro-troop organization, Move America Forward, I work hard every day to help show support for these American heroes.
Each day Islamic jihadists are trying to kill and injure our troops who stand in the way between the jihadists and we, the American people, or in the lexicon of the radical Islamists, the "infidels."
Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has just returned from a trip to Syria that she took in defiance of the U.S. commander in chief and United States military officials, traveling during a time of war to one of the world's chief sponsors of Islamic terrorism.
Syria has sent thousands upon thousands of Islamic terrorist fighters across its borders into Iraq to injure and kill American and Coalition troops.
And this is what Nancy Pelosi had to say for herself as she visited one of the nations in the "Axis of Evil":
We came in friendship, hope, and determined that the road to Damascus is a road to peace.
Nancy Pelosi says the road to appeasing terrorists is the road to peace.
On Wednesday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Pelosi was next considering a trip to Iran, the other leading member of the "Axis of Evil."
Even more galling, Pelosi's travels to appease the forces of terror took place just days after the Democrat-led House of Representatives and Senate voted to call for the surrender of U.S. troops fighting Islamic terrorists in Iraq by 2008.
Democrat Senate leader Harry Reid, who is not commander in chief and who does not have the authority to send American troops into battle or call them home, nevertheless has announced that he will lead the fight to deny funding to U.S. troops if they do not surrender to the forces of terrorism and evacuate from Iraq by March 31, 2008.
Reid cannot even attempt to pretend that this was a principled stand to lower American causalities in one theater and fight the war on terrorism on another front.
Less than five months ago – on Nov. 30, 2006 – Reid sent a note to his fellow Democrats in the Senate that said: "We're not going to do anything to limit funding or cut off funds."
Sen. Reid knew better then and he knows better now.
Reid has chosen to undercut our troops with the knowledge that his actions are emboldening Islamic terrorists to kill more U.S. troops and to launch more brazen terrorist attacks against American civilians here at home.
Meanwhile, in California, Democrat State Sen. Don Perata has announced that he will push for a referendum on the 2008 California election ballot to send a message to the troops that Americans do not support their missions in Iraq.
Perata's calling it the "Vote Us Out of Iraq" measure, and he hopes his efforts to undermine the missions of U.S. troops will spread to other states. The ballot measure won't alter U.S. foreign policy at all. It merely is a propaganda tool that would hurt U.S. troop morale and embolden America's enemies.
Even the liberal California media has found Perata's actions inexcusable.
Democrat State Sen. Don Perata paints a target on the backs of our troops.
The Stockton Record questioned whether the Democrat lawmaker's move was a "stunt" or "grandstanding" and concluded with the admonition that they didn't support "state funds being wasted to accommodate what is essentially a meaningless gesture."
The San Jose Mercury News speculated about whether "Sen. Don Perata's proposal for [a] ballot measure on the Iraq war just a political ploy."
The famously liberal L.A. Times published an editorial titled "Frivolous balloteering?" that lambasted the "Vote Us Out of Iraq" ballot measure. "Asking California voters to weigh in on military policy is like asking Congress to give advice on filling potholes," said Robert Greene of the Times editorial board.
If even the anti-war, old-line media recognizes that the actions of Democrats like Perata are for purely political reasons, then how can we pretend to look the other way and not confront these awful people on what they are doing to our troops and this nation?
These Democrat leaders are literally helping to kill U.S. troops and endanger American civilians simply so they can try to score political points in the middle of a war.
I'm sorry, but if that is not treasonous conduct at a time when our military men and women are fighting for America's safety and security, then I don't know what treason is.
We are fortunate that we can vote them into extinction.
They all need to be tarred and feathered, then peeled like bananas.
Which doesn't mean a damn thing. I stopped reading there. The only thing that matters is the definition in the Constitution.
Amen, sister—tell it! And where, I would like to know, is the Republican congressional leadership on this issue? Why are they not calling for the impeachment—for treason—of Nancy Pelosi?
bfl
Thanks for sharing.
DEMOCRATS: The party of treason - PING.
Thank you for posting this.
I am mad as hell at those who would hide under their bedsheets and wish the world into a happy place while the wolf howls at the door.
People who see the world so simply need to get out in parts of the world they don’t like to talk about at “Save-the-Gay-Baby-Whales” meetings and realize that there is true unadultered evil in this world.
I think about it this way:
The Islamofascists didn’t target Democrats or Republicans on 9-11-01....
They don’t care if the Soldiers or Marines they kill are black or white, man or woman, rich or poor....
They want death to America.
That means you too, Nance....
But, you are too much a fool to realize how dire these times truly are....
..and that makes me mad as hell....
RLTW
'bout time somebody said it!
It is the right of our fellow citizens to be against, and express their opinions against, this or any other war.
I detest the mindset that sees any disagreement as ‘treason’ or ‘moonbattery’ and resorts to shouting and name calling. I have no respect for those who use stupid demeaning forms of their opponents’ names, either.
There are only two questions that, in a better world, I’d ask Pelosi and her ilk:
Blindfold?
Cigarette?
These Democrat leaders are literally helping to kill U.S. troops and endanger American civilians simply so they can try to score political points in the middle of a war.
BUMP!
I tried to follow you but you wrote about CodePink which isn't mentioned in the column by Melanie Morgan, and then you wrote about people should have the right to be opposed to the war - which wasn't disagreed with either in the column or in any of the posts by the other FReepers.
So what is your point?
The Democrats feel the terrorists pain.....
You are exactly correct. The Democrats’ refusal to acknowledge reality is one of their most dangerous traits, and in itself should disqualify them for holding public office.
How about:
Would you prefer a hot stake or a cold chop?
It is the right of our fellow citizens to be against, and express their opinions against, this or any other war.
I detest the mindset that sees any disagreement as ‘treason’ or ‘moonbattery’ and resorts to shouting and name calling. I have no respect for those who use stupid demeaning forms of their opponents’ names, either.
Pelosi's actions may not be classified as "treason", but from what I've read, they sure could be classified as a "felony".
Here's an excerpt from a WSJ article.
"The Logan Act makes it a felony and provides for a prison sentence of up to three years for any American, "without authority of the United States," to communicate with a foreign government in an effort to influence that government's behavior on any "disputes or controversies with the United States." Some background on this statute helps to understand why Ms. Pelosi may be in serious trouble."
You can read the full article at http://opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110009908
My point is that “Treason” is a word with a specific meaning. People who misuse it do more harm than good to the conservative cause (much as Democrats who cry ‘Racism’ all the time HURT the cause of attacking it in the very rare cases it exists).
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