Assassination attempt on Steve Scalise

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Greg
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Re: Assassination attempt on Steve Scalise

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Cybrludite wrote:
Johnnyreb wrote:I haven't heard of the news or the govt. calling it an act of treason. He was trying to change the govt by killing the party that won the election, overthrow and treason.
Doesn't fit the definition.
Article III of the Constitution wrote: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.
If you consider what he did as an act of war instead of crime, it sure does.

IMO it's a bit of a stretch, but I can see the case.
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