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The deliberate attempt to slander and libel President Trump, shows the extent of the hatred that engulfs the thoughts of his enemies

What is Treason?



What is Treason? The word “treason” has been thrown around willy-nilly recently in trying to tag President Trump with that label after he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland, and recently, Federal Judge Emmet Sullivan, in the sentencing hearing in the General Flynn case, mentioned the word treason. Is there any validity to that word being used against President Trump or General Flynn? In the U.S. Constitution it states the following: “Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them (the U.S.A.) 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”. In addition, the Merriam-Webster definition defines treason as: “The offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the State to which the offender owes allegiance”.
Using both definitions of the term “treason”, it can be reasonably assumed that President Trump and General Flynn do not meet any of those conditions mentioned, and the people using that term (mainly Democrats and certain people in the “fake news” media) are purposely trying to manipulate public opinion to further the idea of impeaching President Trump down the road. This use of the word treason has been voiced by many Democrats who also are lawyers as well as legislators. With their background in the law, they should know that by using the term treason, they are “bastardizing” the term for purely partisan political motives. Legally, they are on invalid grounds and come close to violating their oath of office to uphold the Constitution of the United States. In conjunction with the word “treason”, the political enemies of President Trump throw around the word “traitor”. Again, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of the word “traitor” is this: “One who betrays another's trust or is false to an obligation or duty; one who commits “treason”. Do the actions of President Trump or General Flynn remotely even meet the definition of “traitor”? Only a fool or a person filled with personal hate could conjure up that term as applying to the president or the general (who retired as a 3-Star general after 33 years of decorated service to his country). The deliberate attempt to slander and libel President Trump, shows the extent of the hatred that engulfs the thoughts of his enemies. All rational thoughts are relegated to the scrap heap by their unbridled attempt to have President Trump removed from office. Never in my long life have I seen or witnessed such a concerted effort on the part of an opposition party (the Democrats) or various news organizations, to go to such extreme lengths to ruin a person's reputation, and in this case, remove a duly elected official from office.

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I can see where the Democrats and their flunkies in the news media, were enormously upset when President Trump was elected, against all polls and all odds, but the animosity and downright hatred has actually increased over the past two years. It is now downright nasty and getting worse, and if not controlled, violence will ensue. So, when you hear the word “treason” and President Trump in the same sentence, you know that irrationality will soon follow. Treason is a word that should be reserved for our enemies, both internal and external, not for people like President Trump or General Flynn who are patriotic, country-loving individuals who want to “Make America Great Again”.


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