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Title 18, USC 2381 states, "Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States."
Therefore; for a conviction of treason, it must be proven that an individual:
owed allegiance to the United States, and; levied war against the United States or joined with enemies of the United States, or; gave aid or comfort to enemies of the United States.
In addition to these elements, Article 3 Section 3 of the Constitution states,"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"
Title of Nobility Clause Article I section 9 clause 8 states "No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state." While Obama sits as the chairman to the UN Security Council that just authorized war against Libya.
Also if a president sends troops to a country and they're shooting people then they're committing acts of war? Yes? So if a president didn't get approval from Congress then he's disobeying the law aka the Constitution. So he committed treason as did Bush as did Clinton etc.
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∙ 15y agoNo person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two credible witnesses.
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What is the four letter word for convince?
To convince someone you must sway them.
If in the US government someone is convicted of treason what kind of testimony must take place?
in a court house
What evidence must be presented in order to convict someone of treason?
There must be testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act in order to convict a person of treason. See Article III, Section 3, Clause 1 of the US Constitution.
What two things could happen for someone accused of treason to be convicted?
For a person to be convicted of treason in the U.S, they must confess to the crime in open court or there must be testimony of two witnesses to the same treasonous act. Espionage is similar, but much easier to convict.
What is act of treason?
Treason is defined as carrying out war against the United States and giving help to the nation's enemies. Treason is a very serious crime. In order to be convicted of treason, two witnesses must testify to the same story, and/or the accused must make a confession in a courtroom.
What is considered act of treason against the US?
Treason is defined as carrying out war against the United States and giving help to the nation's enemies. Treason is a very serious crime. In order to be convicted of treason, two witnesses must testify to the same story, and/or the accused must make a confession in a courtroom.
What is only crime define by the constitution?
The only crime defined by the United States Constitution is treason. In order to convict a person of treason, you must have at least two witnesses.
What must you do when you love someone and she wants to be out of the relationship?
You let her go. Or you convince her otherwise. If you truly love her, though, you'll let her go; to love someone is to prefer their happiness to your own. If it is meant to be, it will happen.
Why does the constitution define treason?
I believe it is because it is necessary for the Judges to know what the crime would be.
How can you get your parents to buy you a rated t game?
You shouldn't ask but if you must. You must convince them that it has some features in it that just aren't that horrible if you can convince them it just isn't that bad
Imagine you are a tyurkey you must convince someone not to cook you for thanksgivingwhat would you say to convince them?
"I've been sick. A little touch of salmonella you know *cough cough*""If you want the 42 billion dollars in gold, I would put down that ax you got there."
Who said treason must be made infamous and traitors must be impoverished during the Civil War?
Andrew Johnson
