re: #261 The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge

“Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.”

One of the effects of constantly fighting wars without declaring them is that the United States has no enemies—hasn’t had since 1945.

As for the “levying war” part, if they couldn’t convict Aaron fucking Burr on that, it’s pretty much of a dead letter IMO.

Yeah, treason is pretty much a non-starter in the modern era. If you’re going to convict somebody of anything, it’s going to be related to illicit dealings with a foreign power.