Well I missed out on all those American Government classes in elementary and high school, but doesnt the US President, in his oath of office, promise to uphold the Constitution? Isn't it pretty much established that Nixon used his powers powers to harass people who disagreed with him? The Pentagon Papers anyone? That while in office he committed conspiracy to commit burglary in order to make it difficult to oppose him? Watergate, ever hear of that?
Isn't freedom of speech in the Constitution? Isn't breaking an oath sworn to the people of this country a betrayal of this country? I have to get some work done today, so I wont even start on more recent examples. Dana Nick McClure writes: > 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 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
