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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
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Posted: Thu Dec  4 05:08:34 1986
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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."
-- 
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