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		kybernetikos on May 28, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Teacher under fire for informing kids of their Fif... Abuse of treason convictions had occurred so much in England that the framers specifically defined it in the constitution (apparently the only crime to get such a treatment). "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort." I don't necessarily think they were right on everything, but they were right on this. You really don't want to live in a state where Treason is an accusation thrown around lightly.

emiliobumachar on May 28, 2013 [–]

You meant to reply to sk5t's comment, did you not? Your explanation seems to make much more sense as a reply to that than to your parent.

kybernetikos on May 28, 2013 | [–]

Weird. Thanks for pointing that out. Not sure how I ended up doing that. I'll copy it to the right place, but sadly it's too late to delete it here.

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