US Constitution, Article III, Section 3.
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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Article II, Section 4
The President, Vice President and all Civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
======== Definition of levying
levy
verb levies, levied, levying
1. To calculate and then collect (a tax, etc).
Thesaurus: tax, collect, demand, assess, exact, raise.2. To raise (an army or the money needed to fund a war).
Thesaurus: conscript, raise, summon, assemble, call, muster.
======= Is it possible to find a way to connect these definitions with lying to get us to go to war? |
