I wouldn't say that Nixon betrayed his country. He committed crimes for which there are ways of dealing with. What Nixon did was wrong, but not a betrayal of his country.
To betray this country I believe involves treason. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 1:20 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: A good american > > you are equating "betray this country" with treason. I think that Nixon > betrayed this country. But not by committing treason. > > Dana > > Nick McClure writes: > > > Actually, there is no room for argument: > > > > 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. > > > > The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but > no > > Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture > except > > during the Life of the Person attainted. > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:03 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: A good american > > > > > > I suspect that "those who would betray this country" has a lot of room > in > > > it for argument. I am pretty sure that if I agreed with you on the > > > statement, you and I would not be agreeing on who should be shot. So > that > > > throws up a huge caution flag in my opinion. > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > John Stanley writes: > > > > > > > Not at all. Those who would betray this country should be shot. > Those > > > who > > > > serve valiantly this country deserve our respect and admiration. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:55 AM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: RE: A good american > > > > > > > > > > > > Let me put it this way, the sort of belief that deifies veterans etc > is > > > as > > > > dangerous as those who would gladly betray this country. > > > > > > > > At 09:35 AM 6/11/2003 -0400, John Stanley wrote: > > > > > >While I hardly think > > > > > >that my survival depends on the sacrifices of the military, > > > > > > > > > >Let me clarify, do you mean that you do not respect the veterans > who > > > have > > > > >served and sometimes died for the Untied States? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
