No, It Is Not "Treason"

[EasyAce]

We need to forgo irresponsible accusations of treachery.
By Kevin D. Williamson
http://www.nationalreview.com/node/447568/print

In the words of the sage:

“Settle down, Beavis.”

We are in the midst of a great and greatly embarrassing national outbreak of hysterical ninnyism, for the moment
focused on the person of Donald J. Trump, the failed casino operator and reality-television figure who was inexplicably
elected president of these United States by an electorate that apparently has abandoned (together with its senses) the
national motto of “E Pluribus Unum” for “Hey, how could it possibly be any worse?” which is of course the most
unconservative sentiment there is.

Some of this is to be expected. We expect hysterical ninnyism from talk radio and the cable-news ranters and the more
jackass corners of the Internet. It is always the end of the world when you have gold coins to peddle and dehydrated
apocalypse lasagnas to move: Ron Paul loves freedom, and he loves, loves, loves his freeze-dried ice cream. Nuts are nuts,
and it is the nature of certain subgenres of media to bring out the shallowness and stupidity in people who didn’t know
they had it in them: Watching the underlying business realities of MSNBC transform Chris Hayes into the Sean Hannity
of the Left has been painful to watch, but it was not entirely unexpected.

“Treason” is the word of the moment, along with “traitor.” And this allegation is not coming only from yahoos on Twitter
but from yahoos on Twitter who are university professors at Harvard. Laurence Tribe, who once was considered a possible
candidate for a Supreme Court seat, is among those who recently have taken to the public square to suggest that President
Trump may be guilty of “treason.” Treason is a well-defined crime, the elements of which are specified in no less a document
than the Constitution itself. There is no plausible case that Trump is guilty of treason, inasmuch as even if he were entirely
guilty of whatever it is the Democrats imagine him to have done, there exists no state of hostilities between the United
States and Russia, which would be necessary for treason to have been committed . . .

. . . It is possible, and even seems likely, that Trump behaved improperly in the matter of the firing of James Comey and in
his earlier attempts to exert influence on the FBI. His administration includes some excellent people, but his circle also
includes a rogues’ gallery of cretins, misfits, and profiteers with links not only to the Kremlin but to a few other surpassingly
creepy foreign governments. This should be investigated, both by Congress and by the relevant law-enforcement and national-
security agencies. But there is no plausible accusation against him that amounts to treason, and even most of the wildly
implausible allegations fall short of that, too. This ought to be of some concern to both sides: Treason brings with it a pretty
heavy burden of proof, and Democrats who invoke that crime are going to over-promise and under-deliver.

Perhaps “treason” is destined to become, like “fascism,” a word that simply means: “I hate you.” But if so, we’re going to need
a new word for what “treason” used to mean, because it does come up from time to time.

[INVAR]

I find it hilarious that the morons who insist Trump is guilty of Treason are the same imbeciles who insist Benghazi and Hillary's E-mail scandals were just 'oversights'.

[EasyAce]

I find it hilarious that the morons who insist Trump is guilty of Treason are the same imbeciles who insist Benghazi and Hillary's E-mail scandals were just 'oversights'.

@INVAR
Donaldus Minimus and Hilarious Rodent Clinton are guilty of many things, but you wonder about
their critics and their supporters alike.

Once again I'm put in mind of one-time, longtime Hell's Angels president Sonny Barger; he was talking about
their press coverage but it applies in other places, too: There ain't much good you can write about us, but I
don't see where that gives people the right to make up stuff. All that bullsh@t, hell, ain't the truth bad enough
for 'em?

[Smokin Joe]

I read this far...

Donald J. Trump, the failed casino operator and reality-television figure who was inexplicably
elected president of these United States by an electorate that apparently has abandoned (together with its senses) the
national motto of “E Pluribus Unum” for “Hey, how could it possibly be any worse?”

That was far enough.

He wasn't elected by people who said "Hey, how could it possibly be worse.", he was elected by people who were scared shirtless that Hillary would get in and make it worse.

[geronl]

“Hey, how could it possibly be any worse?”

It wasn't supposed to be a challenge

[EasyAce]

I read this far...
That was far enough.

He wasn't elected by people who said "Hey, how could it possibly be worse.", he was elected by people who were scared shirtless that Hillary would get in and make it worse.

The author was suggesting how the ninnies portray it.

[Smokin Joe]

The author was suggesting how the ninnies portray it.

I guess that got lost in the translation...Thanks!