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Re:Teacher under fire for informing kids of their Fifth Amen... by kybernetikos on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @03:45AM (#5778741)
Abuse of treason convictions had occurred so much in England that the framers specifically defined it in the constitution (apparently the only crime to get such a treatment).

"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort."

I don't necessarily think they were right on everything, but they were right on this. You really don't want to live in a state where Treason is an accusation thrown around lightly.

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Re:Teacher under fire for informing kids of their Fifth Amen... by emiliobumachar on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @06:04AM (#5779121)
You meant to reply to sk5t's comment, did you not? Your explanation seems to make much more sense as a reply to that than to your parent.
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Re:Teacher under fire for informing kids of their Fifth Amen... by kybernetikos on Tuesday May 28, 2013 @08:32AM (#5779538)
Weird. Thanks for pointing that out. Not sure how I ended up doing that. I'll copy it to the right place, but sadly it's too late to delete it here.
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