Homeland Security

Should military and civilian personnel convicted of treason be executed or given life without parole?

Results so far:

executed		31%	40 votes	Total: 128 votes
life		69%	88 votes	Total: 128 votes

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by Arthur Gibson

I can think of no crime more heinous than treason, and because it is so terrible and potentially disastrous to a nation; I firmly believe that anyone convicted of treason should...read more
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by slim'n'none

It has been said, and famously so, that treason, is a matter of dates. I prefer to think of it as which side of the fence you sit on. Men the British considered, and indeed ha...read more
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by Morgan Johnson

Executed the very concept of the state ending a person's life is a dark image. Perhaps it's too dark for some people to face. We conjure up images of firing squads and hangings...read more
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by Claxton Graham

As a rule, I stand opposed to the death penalty on various grounds. In and of itself, as it is practiced today in the United States, the death penalty is a miscarriage of the v...read more
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by Angie Papple

Treason is a hangin' offense. Treason has the potential to get people killed. By definition, it includes acts that will help a foreign government...read more
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by Ellend Heath

Treason has been a major problem within societies since the days of Greek City-States. Betrayal is the most serious crime that can ever occur inside a nation. It is the direct...read more

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by Gary Betts

It appears that the author of this title and the writers whose articles I have read under this title, do not understand the offense of Treason. In the United States Constitution...read more
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by Rosemary Redfern

There are two points against execution for treason. The first is that it is barbaric. Secondly it is a far greater punishment to spend the rest of your life in prison without p...read more
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by Ronald Gibson

I understand that traditionally our nation gives the death penalty for treason, but our definition of treason seems to have changed since that tradition was established. Those c...read more
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by Joseph Whalen

Treason, whether military or civilian related is a very serious charge. It is a term that has a tremendous amount of mystique surrounding it, conjuring up cold war error defect...read more
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by R Marie Taylor

I vote for Life because - I simply can't get it out of my head that 'convicted' doesn't necessarily mean 'guilty'. Even the best evidence in the world could still lead to the...read more
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by Kim Sharpe

I don't think that this debate can fall on the side of what is the best punishment for treason, execution or life in prison. Its more a debate of death penalty verses life p...read more

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