If the definition of treason is giving aid or comfort to the enemy in time of war....?

Question

Should Jane Fonda been arrested and brought to trial for treason?

Answer 1

Does a bear s**t in the woods! Hell,yea!

Answer 2

What are you talking about..this whole website tends to attract the crazies...of course she should not go to war for treason...If it is not some loon comparing the Bush administration to the Nazis it is a lonely Neo-Con pulling out the same tired rhetoric we have heard since 1968

Answer 3

Although what she did may not be able to get her a charge of treason, I think some of you are not old enough to remember what that woman really did to US soldiers and US POW's. Either that or you're so anti-war at this period in time that you would embrace someone so disgusting.

Answer 4

When was a formal declaration of war issued for Vietnam? NEVER. It was referred to as a "police action" or a military engagement.
Therefore, she was not being treasonous.
trea·son /ˈtrizən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[tree-zuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
2. a violation of allegiance to one's sovereign or to one's state.
3. the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.

It's a pity one does not take the time to actually do research and find out what treason really means and not just listen to those whose bunions she stepped on or the pundits who sat on their posteriors and did nothing themselves.
trea·son /ˈtrizən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[tree-zuhn] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun 1. the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
2. a violation of allegiance to one's sovereign or to one's state.
3. the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.

That we are to stand by the president, right or wrong is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.

~Theodore Roosevelt

Answer 5

Main Entry: trea·son
Pronunciation: 'trE-z&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English tresoun, from Anglo-French traisun, from Latin tradition-, traditio act of handing over, from tradere to hand over, betray -- more at TRAITOR
1 : the betrayal of a trust : TREACHERY
2 : the offense of attempting by overt acts to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or the sovereign's family

(above is from Webster's online dictionary)

So, no.

Here's another one from the same site:
LAZY
Main Entry: 1la·zy
Pronunciation: 'lA-zE
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): la·zi·er; -est
Etymology: perhaps from Middle Low German lasich feeble; akin to Middle High German erleswen to become weak
1 a : disinclined to activity or exertion : not energetic or vigorous b : encouraging inactivity or indolence
2 : moving slowly : SLUGGISH
3 : DROOPY, LAX
4 : placed on its side
5 : not rigorous or strict

As in, "That one guy was too lazy to type a single word into his toolbar to find out what it really meant, so he just went with whatever the guy on his radio told him."

Answer 6

Disagreeing with the President is not treason. Suggesting that the government should execute people who exercise their first amendment rights could, however, be seen as a direct attack on the Constitution. That's more directly treasonous, because it does the enemies work for them.

Answer 7

No, it is betrayal of your government. If you give food, or aid to a sick enemy soldier, this can hardly be in the strictest sense of the meaning treasonous. What is the limit of showing compassion to another human being in need?

Answer 8

President Nixon didn't put her on trial
President Ford didn't put her on trial
President Carter didn't put her on trial
President Reagan didn't put her on Trial
etc. etc etc.

One of the great problems of being against this war is the company you find youself in.

How about Dick Cheyney setting up and offshore subsidiary of Halliburton so they could do business in Iran.

Answer 9

Most of of us who served in the military just accept the fact that Libs will play politics with our lives and use their freedoms to try to humiliate us. We have to defend them just like those who actually love this country.

Answer 10

Oh yes,because she did more then just protest the war. She could've protested all she wanted ,I wouldn't care. It's the fact that she went over there and bent over for them.

Answer 11

After posing with the VC, you mean?

Yes.


Though, I don't think that's the actual definition of treason.