Re:Prominent D.C. media firm implicated in fake FCC comments
by jimrandomh on Sunday February 24, 2019 @01:21PM
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You are being more than a little bit hyperbolic, and it's bad for the conversation when people do that.
Re:Prominent D.C. media firm implicated in fake FCC comments
by javagram on Sunday February 24, 2019 @03:40PM
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Expansive interpretations of "Treason", such as the one you propose, are explicitly prohibited by the US Constitution due to their abuse by european monarchies to silence dissent. "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. 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." Article 3 Section 3.
As a result of this strict standard, the last successful prosecution for treason in the USA was in 1952...
Re:Prominent D.C. media firm implicated in fake FCC comments
by smt88 on Sunday February 24, 2019 @10:53AM
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The Republican Party is the minority party and have most of the power in the US at every level.
By definition, most things that they do will be fairly unpopular, and some things they do will be wildly unpopular.
Maybe I’m being a little hyperbolic, it isn’t the government being overthrown but one branch of it and certainly what the public wanted was intentionally silenced.