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Should President Obama be killed following a hate campaign of
Murdoch media monoply, would that be treason?

Could Murdoch be seen as the "intellectual author" behind
the conspiracy to kill the US President ?
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cochese cochese
 
 February 24, 2009 07:11 AM
Treason is one of the only crimes explicitly spelled out in the Constitution. It involves specifically involving yourself in acts of war against the United States or providing aid and comfort to an enemy of the United States. I'm pretty sure that owning a media corporation that has a low opinion of the current president is NOT Treason and secondly, defended by the First Amendment

As for the treason accusation, I'm very uncomfortable with that insult being liberally sprung at those towards those people who disagree with me. It was only a few years ago that that very same epithet was hurled toward me for disagreeing with the previous president.
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http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/article03/



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bobapril bobapril
 
February 24, 2009 01:29 AM
Murdoch didn't get to his current position by ignoring the laws that apply to journalism. It is beyond unlikely that anyone could adequately prove direct incitement to assassination in any of his journalistic enterprises.

Additionally, assassinating a President has never, so far as I know, been charged as treason. It would more likely be prosecuted under other charges - and Fox News left entirely out of the accusations.

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pirate pirate
 
February 24, 2009 01:33 AM
No, it's not treason. If it was, he wouldn't be the president anymore. Either that or he's covering his butt like Nixon.
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He's still the president.


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