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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Israel's one of our allies, so by that definition it basically can't be treason by definition.
As for working against US interests: it's a bit subjective. They consider the Iran deal to be against US interests. So, from A Certain Point of View they consider themselves to be protecting US interests.
Taking bribes is certainly illegal, though.
Leviticus 19:34If they accepted any form of in-kind payment or donation in exchange for their actions, those Congressmen are in violation of the FCPA.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"This might be considered treason (or at least subversion or conflict of interest) in other countries; but as others have said the US has a narrow definition of treason compared to most of the world.
If its true, its probably a breach of Congressional ethical rules if nothing else.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.I think it'll eventually be changed or struck in the future. "Criminalize" was probably the wrong word, but in effect it makes whistleblowing much, much more risky and difficult. It was primarily aimed at people filming abuses on factory farms, but many business establishments are licking their lips at the idea that they have additional legal backing to sue for videotaping all manner of things. It also gives the ability to sue backing organizations. Say, someone videotapes workplace abuses at the behest of some nonprofit foundation; the organization itself can be sued along with the filmmaker.
Part of the intent of the law is an additional layer of discouragement, since most of the people in a position to film workplace abuses in the state aren't often going to be wealthy. You're already pretty much saying "fuck it" to the job but now you open yourself to further financial repercussions beyond that.
edit- The assisted living example I had wasn't really fleshed out. It's rather complicated to explain; no charges have been officially filed and the investigations into it have been delayed and held up for years now. Everyone here is related to someone else; the accused has family in local legal and police departments, and rather than resorting to vague threats something like this can now be used to directly threaten the livelihood of both the whistleblower and their families and legal counsel under part 5c.
edited 1st Jan '16 11:53:52 AM by carbon-mantis
I wonder if you could get Trump for treason at this point, if his sound bites are being used by ISIS then isn't he "giving them aid and comfort"?
Trump isn't a Democrat mole, he's an ISIS mole!
Well yeah, the right don't know how to have sympathy. They agree with the terrorists, they don't sympathise, they don't sympathise with anyone, even each other.
edited 2nd Jan '16 5:35:07 AM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranMississippi councilman says throw rocks at cops who chase down petty crooks.
...Did inciting a riot become legal while I wasn't looking or something?
Then again Wal Mart gets away with it every Black Friday, so...
"Yup. That tasted purple."

Since we are going into laws in effect for the New Year, here's Texas':
- Open-carry
- Private and Networked transportation services (such as Uber or Lyft) are now required to hold liability insurance, uninsured motorist protection, and personal injury protection.
- Additional restrictions on minors seeking abortions
- Minors must wait five days for a courts decision, up from two.
- They must file within their home county, a neighboring county if their home county has less than 10,000 people, or the county in which they are receiving an abortion.
- Spouses of fully disabled veterans can are allowed to take a one hundred percent property tax exemption.
- Requires local governments and government boards to have videos of all of their scheduled public meetings online.
- Only applies to school boards or county commissions in areas with over 125,000 people.
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."