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Article #3255Re: This is *stupid*
From: John Gilmore
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1986 10:08
Date: Thu, 04 Dec 1986 10:08
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In article <7370@utzoo.UUCP>, henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes:
> The cries of "treason" are -- quite apart from DES's status -- almost
> certainly nonsense. As I understand it, US law defines treason quite
> narrowly...
Henry's absolutely right. Treason is defined in the US 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.
The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason, but no
attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture, except
during the life of the person attainted."
--
John Gilmore {sun,ptsfa,lll-crg,ihnp4}!hoptoad!gnu jgilmore@lll-crg.arpa
Call +1 800 854 7179 or +1 714 540 9870 and order X3.159-198x (ANSI C) for $65.
Then spend two weeks reading it and weeping. THEN send in formal comments!
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!hoptoad!gnu From: gnu@hoptoad.uucp (John Gilmore) Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: This is *stupid* Message-ID: <1404@hoptoad.uucp> Date: Thu, 4-Dec-86 05:08:34 EST Article-I.D.: hoptoad.1404 Posted: Thu Dec 4 05:08:34 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 4-Dec-86 08:59:06 EST References: <12246@watnot.UUCP>, <4725@yale-celray.yale.UUCP> <7370@utzoo.UUCP> Organization: Nebula Consultants in San Francisco Lines: 19