Treason revitalized

Submitted by Douglas Boggs (United States), Aug 16, 2005 at 21:28

Had President Bush asked Congress for a declaration of war against radical Islam in September 2001, the crime of treason would have been reactivated in this country. One can still imagine a future circumstance when a full declaration of war might be in order again.

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