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In reply to the discussion: 'Thats the definition of treason': Democratic lawmaker levels serious charge against Trump admin [View all]onenote
(42,598 posts)I refer you to the definition of enemy found in title 50 of the US Code (War and National Defense): Section 2204: "the term "enemy" means any country, government, group, or person that has been engaged in hostilities, whether or not lawfully authorized, with the United States."
The term "hostilities" is not defined in title 50, but it is defined in title 10 (Armed Forces). Section 948a - "The term hostilities means any conflict subject to the laws of war."
Our differences with Russia do not amount to a conflict subject to the laws of war.
Now tell me what is unconvincing about that, particularly when viewed through the context of 200 years of precedent. And explain why, under your interpretation, all of us who took affirmative steps to avoid fighting in the Vietnam War, who demanded that funding for the war be cut off, who counseled others to avoid the draft (even if such avoidance involved breaking the law), weren't guilty of treason.