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To: The Philosopher who wrote (5852)	1/18/2004 12:56:17 AM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 20773

The problem is that people see what they want to see and sometimes make cases base upon prejudice, and not facts. The letters in my hypothetical quote spell out "Iraq is great". Now, is that treasonous? Depends on intent - but who gets to decide what the speaker's or writer's intent is? Was it a joke? Was it an accident? Treason almost always focuses on intent, which, without a voluntary confession is, at best, a conjecture with a considerable measure of doubt. We don't consider it treason if a note gets tossed in the trash unless we can prove it was done with a certain intent. Without that proof, you simply have dereliction of duty or incompetence. This Presidency seems to want secret trials- this has already been documented in Florida, the state where the President's brother is the leader (and where the President almost certainly didn't win the popular vote). This seems to suggest conspiracy and cronyism within the Bush family, and is far more damning than any evidence they have against those who question the President.