Democrats Introduce Bill To End Death Penalty For Treason…

[Miss Annie]

Democrats Introduce Bill To End Death Penalty For Treason…

Oh how they are trying to cover their asses!! I am hearing that there are several investigations gaining some serious momentum!
I would just like to say that I was a birther when birthers were still uncool!

Democrats Introduce Bill To End Death Penalty For Treason…

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/193292-dem-bill-ends-death-penalty-for-murder-treason-espionage

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and seven other Democrats have proposed legislation that would eliminate the possibility of imposing the death penalty for a range of federal offenses, including several categories of murder and crimes against the government like treason and espionage.

The Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, H.R. 3741, would end the death penalty for assassination or kidnapping that results in the death of the president or vice president, and also ends it for the murder of a member of Congress.

Under the bill, the death penalty could no longer be used to punish people for using a weapon of mass destruction, or murder done via torture, child abuse, war crimes, aircraft hijackings, sexual abuse, bank robberies or the willful wrecking of a train.

Using chemical or biological materials to kill could also no longer result in the death penalty, nor could deaths related to treason or espionage. The death or injury of an unborn child could not result in the death penalty either.

Death of state or local law enforcement officials, using the mail to kill, kidnapping and killing people to stop them from testifying could no longer lead to the death penalty, nor could the use of firearms or armor piercing ammunition during any crime of violence.

The legislation specifically prevents anyone from being sentenced to death or put to death for federal offenses after the bill becomes law. Anyone who was already sentenced to death for a federal crime prior to the bill taking effect would have that sentence reduced to a lifetime prison sentence without any possibility of parole.

Others sponsoring the bill are Reps. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), John Lewis (D-Ga.), Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and José Serrano (D-N.Y.).

 

[Antischism]

This is a good thing.

 

[Ronin Truth]

Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism by Ann Coulter

 

[MRK]

How about ending the death penalty that is executed without trial?

 

[Occam's Banana]

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and seven other Democrats have proposed legislation that would eliminate the possibility of imposing the death penalty for a range of federal offenses [...]

These shenanigans I am approve.

 

[Acronies]

The death penelty is justice, traitors deserve death.

 

[dannno]

The death penelty is justice, traitors deserve death.

Ok, so Bush and Obama should get the death penalty. Gotcha. What about Snowden and Bradley, the people in power think they committed treason so should they be executed as well?

 

[MRK]

The death penelty is justice, traitors deserve death.

Of course, it all appears well and good until you're the traitor.

Then your only chance is to get a pardon when the regime switches flavors. With a death penalty, this window of salvation becomes much smaller.

 

[Acronies]

Ok, so Bush and Obama should get the death penalty. Gotcha. What about Snowden and Bradley, the people in power think they committed treason so should they be executed as well?

Bush and Obama did not levy war against the United States or adhere to Americas enemies and did not aid or comforteded Americas enemies so therefore they should not be convicted for treason.

 

[Occam's Banana]

The death penelty is justice, traitors deserve death.

And what do willful train-wreckers deserve? (Or poor spellers?)

 

[Acronies]

Of course, it all appears well and good until you're the traitor.

Then your only chance is to get a pardon when the regime switches flavors. With a death penalty, this window of salvation becomes much smaller.

If I commit treason I deserve the death penalty.

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.

 

[Acronies]

And what do willful train-wreckers deserve? (Or poor spellers?)

A medla and a som rep.

 

[angelatc]

If I commit treasons I deserve the death penelty.

The people who are ordering drone strikes based on the rulings of a secret court are the real traitors.

 

[Acronies]

The people who are ordering drone strikes based on the rulings of a secret court are the real traitors.

Not according to the constitution.

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.

 

[Christian Liberty]

Bush, Obama, Snowden and Bradley did not levy war against the United States or adhere to Americas enemies and did not aid or comforteded Americas enemies so therefore they should not be convicted for treason.

I'm pretty sure Obama and Bush have levied war against the United States.

The Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act, H.R. 3741, would end the death penalty for assassination or kidnapping that results in the death of the president or vice president, and also ends it for the murder of a member of Congress.

I don't think there should be any penalty at all for doing that

 

[Acronies]

I'm pretty sure Obama and Bush have levied war against the United States.

No they have not.

 

[silverhandorder]

All of this is so pointless. Like a law will stop someone in power from doing what they want.

Imagine the old king makes a law that no dethroned king shall be sent to guillotine. You think the revolutionaries will just stop and say I guess the law says that huh?

However I do think there should be no death penalty. And I think that is what is being done here. The treason stuff is actually not the main news. And as far as birthers go people have a way of talking about their issues even when they are not relevant at all.

 

[Christian Liberty]

No they have not.

They've certainly levied war against the constitution.

Regardless, they should both be tried for murder, though.

At any rate, I don't think law enforcement is a Federal issue in any way, shape, or form.

 

[MRK]

If I commit treason I deserve the death penalty.

If you don't do anything wrong, you have nothing to fear.

Of course.

 

[silverhandorder]

Not according to the constitution.

Look at that a prime specimen of someone addicted to politics. With a republican/neocon preference?