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To: markomalley

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/treason

Treason

The betrayal of one’s own country by waging war against it or by consciously or purposely acting to aid its enemies . . .

Because treason involves the betrayal of allegiance to the United States, a person need not be a U.S. citizen to commit treason under the Constitution. Persons who owe temporary allegiance to the United States can commit treason. Aliens who are domiciliaries of the United States, for example, can commit traitorous acts during the period of their domicile. A subversive act does not need to occur on U.S. soil to be punishable as treason. For example, Mildred Gillars, a U.S. citizen who became known as Axis Sally, was convicted of treason for broadcasting demoralizing propaganda to Allied forces in Europe from a Nazi radio station in Germany during World War II.

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Obama’s only hope was the argument that he is not a traitor because he is not in any meaningful sense an American, so he does not owe allegiance to our country. The law specifically covers those domiciled here, so even if Obama argues that he doesn’t owe allegiance to our country, that is irrelevant to whether he is a traitor.


11 posted on 11/14/2015 2:48:23 AM PST by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Pollster1

Good info. Bumping for reading later.


27 posted on 11/14/2015 5:29:32 AM PST by octex
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