From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!houxa!houxi!houxz!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!CSvax:mab
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: Re: Treason???
Article-I.D.: purdue.513
Posted: Tue Mar 22 23:14:05 1983
Received: Wed Mar 23 20:27:42 1983
References: alice.1703


    Bear in mind the statistic I referred to involved convictions for treason
against the federal government and NOT treason against a state or crimes
tantamount to treason.  The Rosenbergs were convicted of violating a law
banning the giving of atomic secrets to foreign powers (I don't remember the
act's name), not of treason  (source: "The Implosion Conspiracy", by Louis
Nizer, which describes the trial in detail.)  I remember from my history
classes that John Brown was convicted of sedition and treason against the
state of Virginia (not the US), but I can't cite a source for it offhand.
    The statistic I referred to meant convictions of treason as defined
in the Constitution.  I agree that a lot more have been convicted of
similar offenses.

Peace,

Matt Bishop

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