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Carson is an American Citizen running for a position of the POTUS, he has every right, according to our Constitution and Bill of Rights to say how he feels, as all of us Legal American Citizens can do...however,

You take someone who is in our Government, who has taken the oath of office to swear to protect the Constitution of the United States cannot say anything that would go against that oath....it’s called treason, is it not?


3 posted on 09/22/2015 11:37:49 AM PDT by HarleyLady27
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To: HarleyLady27

You take someone who is in our Government, who has taken the oath of office to swear to protect the Constitution of the United States cannot say anything that would go against that oath....it’s called treason, is it not?

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No, actually not. It would be making a statement that is unconstitutional. Not everything unconstitutional is treasonous, at least not according to the constitutional definition of treason, which is very clearly defined in Article III section 3:

“Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.”

It is not treasonous to violate, for example, the 4th amendment, it is unconstitutional. Very different. Bad, both, but different.


14 posted on 09/22/2015 12:15:05 PM PDT by dmz
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