Why Can't these Assholes be charged with Treason

[Heather MC]

Watching Rachel Maddow
She just laid out proof that the Repugs where planning a Shutdown BEFORE they were elected in 2010


Shouldn't that be illegal? How is that not considered a plan to harm the Government?
Any Lawyers on here to night?
Can we sue them or something? The proof is out there

[Tumbulu]

1. I keep wondering this myself

I remain so disturbed by this outrageous and reckless behavior.

[Heather MC]

2. If a Muslim came on TV and said in 3 years we will shut down your Government

The Republicans would be sending every bomb to their back door

[Tumbulu]

3. I hope that someone is seriously looking into this

No CDC, no EPA, no god knows what! I am furious, and they are playing with all of our lives. It sure feels like the beginning of a civil war. I sure HOPE that I am just overreacting and wrong.

[tritsofme]

4. Incredibly strange OP.

What kind of world is it where the actions of legislators you oppose are illegal, let alone "treason"

The shutdown is incredibly stupid, but the House clearly has power to spend or not spend.

[duffyduff]

6. It's not just the House--it's who is backing them. n/t

[Heather MC]

7. They planned to Shut down the Government BEFORE they got elected

Look at the World we are living in were an elected Official 80 of them, planned to Shut the Government down BEFORE they won their elections.

It has nothing to do with what they are "Legally suppose to do"

It is what they were planning to do that concerns me. Planning to shutdown the Gov from the inside before being elected is not a Legislator that cares about this country at all

[tritsofme]

9. The House can spend or not spend, that is our system.

Voters are supposed to adjudicate. They could run on a platform of shutting down the government and defaulting. It would be crazy, but it is not illegal, and certainly certainly does not constitute treason.

[Heather MC]

11. That's unfortunate :-( It sure feels like domestic terrorism

oh well come on 2014

[MFM008]

12. they dont have the power

to destroy this country. My 76 year old mom cant even get groceries on base, they have closed the commisary. She cant afford Albertsons. Its not as simple as to spend or not to spend. My state workers husband has been furloughed. Real lives are being effected.

[duffyduff]

5. Sedition, not treason. n/t

[Heather MC]

8. OK can they be charged with something?

Whether They do or don't they should be

[Cerridwen]

10. Because those who wrote the founding documents

could not imagine such depravity of the human "spirit" as displayed by the teabaggers.

Those dealing in good faith have a hard time being cynical enough to imagine the most cynical and depraved of "humans."