TREASON!
So, Bush's Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove publicly blew the cover of one of our spies.
Article III, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution states: Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort.
Rove's action gave aid to our enemies in the ongoing war on terror.
Article II, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution states: The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
Since Rove is a traitor, he is an enemy of the United States of America. If Bush gives aid to Rove, he too becomes a traitor, and should be removed from office on impeachment for treason.
Section 2381 of the U.S. Code states: Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States.
While I feel that both Bush and Rove should be removed from office, I do not think they should suffer death for this particular offense. The motive in this case was not to hand over power to the terrorists, but rather it was to retaliate against the spy's husband for challenging the claim that Iraq had purchased uranium from Niger. The claim was used to sell war to the people of the United States.
posted by Tom Cleland @ 7/12/2005 09:50:00 PM
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13 Comments:
Oh, come on! They should probably be shot. Nothing would restore confidence in the Middle East like having Bush's head roll. Otherwise, everyone will assume that he has a luxurious retirement/ prison cell in the Bahamas. And then we can all wait for the day that Jena runs for President.
This is not the only way that Bush has betrayed this country. You're just way, way too nice, Tom.
Well, I'm not generally in favor of the death penalty, but I suppose it is a possible, logical outcome if the letter of the law is followed, especially if additional high crimes are proven. I guess I have a measure of sympathy because I'm a big believer in transparency and sometimes find it difficult to keep a secret. If everything was transparent, I'm not sure we would need spies.
Now the right is saying that Rove didn't identify Valerie Plame by name, just as Joe Wilson's wife. How many wives do they think he has? They're also attacking Wilson's character, and saying Plame was not operating in a vulnerable capacity. Sounds lame, but even if true, I hope the courts don't find those excuses acceptable. I'd like to see these guys imprisoned not less that 5 years and fined not less than $10,000, as demanded in the U.S. Code.
Did you get the email from Howard Dean on this subject? They have a "come clean" petition:
http://www.democrats.org/page/petition/clean
It's not going to make any difference, but I signed it anyway. Everyone should insist on a complete investigation of the SPY DERoGATion scandal, also known as SPYDERGATE.
Nice. :-)
How's your book coming?
Good, thanks. To give White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan the benefit of the doubt, it's possible that Rove lied to him. He doesn't have to cooperate with the press. However, if he now knows the truth and does not cooperate with investigators, then he too is aiding Rove, and he becomes an enemy of the United States.
Maybe it should be called the "yellowcake" scandal. That's what they call the uranium. "Rovegate" is a boring name.
Somebody called it "Treasongate". I thought that was clever.
How about The Karl Snarl of Roving Ethics. X-) Maybe not....
MoveOn.org is having a slogan-writing contest. Too bad you can only see about five at a time. I submitted, "Karl Rove: Giving aid and comfort to the enemy."
I seriously misjudged how women would react to the Clinton sex scandal. I thought a lot more would disapprove. Instead, it's as if there's this huge, pink wall of silence when it comes to issues of intimacy, even when there's a question of possible harassment or favoritism.
From a tactical standpoint, I think the Republicans should have gotten the Democrats to agree to censure and then conducted subsequent votes on impeachment and removal.
In regards to the scandal, ultimately, though, Ted, I agree: "When Clinton lied, nobody died."
What disturbed me about the Clinton thing was the idea that one gets access that way.
I wouldn't give a toss if he had an affair on the side, but kept it separate from politics, but to get political access that way is a bad precedent to set.
But absolutely nothing Clinton did in office comes close to the way Bush has run his administration. And for the most part, Clinton was heading us in the right direction, even though he compromised way too much.
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