Michael LeMieux - Treason

TREASON

Author: Michael LeMieux

Date: October 31, 2010
http://www.newswithviews.com/LeMieux/michael133.htm

It seems to me that the words “traitor” and “treason” are being used more and more
when talking about modern politicians. But is that an accurate portrayal of what is going
on?

Anyone who has been following the antics of our central government knows that the
Constitution is more a quaint historical document than a restraint on government
action. We have politicians openly admitting that the legislature is intentionally ignoring
the Constitution when drafting bills. Branches of government relinquish constitutionally
mandated powers to other branches of government, and even to semi-private
organizations, such as the Federal Reserve.

Are the actions of our politicians treasonous?

The quick answer is Yes and No. The reason I say yes and no is that under our current
system of law, treason has a very specific and limited definition. However, the broader
generic definition of treason would, in fact, encompass the actions of our politicians.

Let us first take a look at a few definitions and see if we can determine where we stand:

Blacks Law Dictionary (Seventh Edition) defines treason as

“The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of the state to

which one owes allegiance, either by making war against the state or by
materially supporting its enemies. – Also termed high treason…”

Bouvier’s Law Dictionary, 1856, defines treason as:

“This word imports a betraying, treachery, or breach of allegiance. 4 Bl.

Com. 75. 2. The constitution of the United States, art. 3, s. 3, defines
treason against the United States to consist only in levying war (q.v.)
against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid or comfort.”

The first of Bouvier’s definitions is what I believe most people use to define treason.
When a servant of the people takes an oath to uphold the Constitution and they betray
that oath by passing laws they know to be unconstitutional, they believe that servant has
committed treason. The first definition is based upon British Law, and our federal laws
are based upon the Constitution.

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Article 3, Section 3 of the Constitution states:

“Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War
against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and
Comfort.”

Let’s dissect this statement. What does it mean by “levying War?” According to Bouvier’s
Law Dictionary it means:

“The assembling of a body of men for the purpose of effecting by force a

treasonable object; and all who perform any part however minute, or
however remote from the scene of action, and who are leagued in the
general conspiracy, are considered as engaged in levying war, within the
meaning of the constitution.”

At first glance one might understand this to mean gathering troops to change a
government by force. But it also speaks of those who would be “leagued in the general
conspiracy” who are also engaged in levying war.

In past wars men and women have been found guilty of treason by conspiring with the
enemy by providing intelligence, safe houses, and other “aid and comfort.” If a member
of our own government was to actively work to install the ideology of an enemy, would
that be considered Treason?

How about the lesser charge of “adhering to their Enemies?” Again in Bouvier’s it states:

“ADHERING. Cleaving to, or joining; as, adhering to the enemies of the

United States… If war be actually levied, that is, a body of men be actually
assembled for the purpose of effecting by force a treasonable enterprise, all
those who perform any part, however minute, or however remote from the
scene of action, and who are leagued in the general conspiracy are to be
considered as traitors.”

Bouvier’s Law Dictionary also states that

“War is not only an act, but a state or condition, for nations are said to be
at war not only when their armies are engaged, so as to be in the very act of
contention, but also when, they have any matter of controversy or dispute
subsisting between them which they are determined to decide by the use of
force, and have declared publicly, or by their acts, their determination so
to decide it.”

What about our war against terrorism? We say we are at war but there has been no
declaration of such; and yet, because we are in the condition of war, anyone siding with
the enemy is considered treasonous.

In a lecture on the origins of the cold war[1] we find the following statement:

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“The TRUMAN DOCTRINE of March 12, 1947 announced aid to Greece

and Turkey in the stated context of a general war against communism.
Aid in the amount of $400 million was approved by the House and
Senate by a margin of three to one. In many ways, the Truman Doctrine
marked the formal declaration of the cold war between the United States
and the Soviet Union -- it also solidified the United States' position
regarding containment.”

The Cold War was not only a war on Communist aggression, it was a war of political
ideology, and it was a war between America’s ideal of individual liberty and the dogma
of a communist controlled society.

Communism has proven to be antithetical to liberty; it is government control over all

aspects of life. Socialism is to Communism what marijuana is to heroin. As Vladimir
Lenin stated: “The goal of socialism is communism.” America has always been in an
ideological war with those that would foist communism upon us. As stated in the
Truman Doctrine, we are in “a general war against communism.”

As this is an ideological war, it will never change. It cannot change as they are
diametrically opposed to one another. Can we co-exist on the same planet? Yes, as long
as either side does not become aggressive toward others.

But what of those who would come from within our own borders and strive to conquer
us from within. What if those “elected” to represent the people are actually wolves in
sheep’s clothing with a design to fundamentally transform our nation into that of our
enemy?

A lot can be learned by comparing the words of past enemy leaders with our own leaders
of today.

Let’s look a few quotes of Vladimir Lenin :[2]

“Without a revolutionary theory, there cannot be a revolutionary

movement.”
“The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones
of taxation and inflation.”
“The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch the currency.”
“It is true that liberty is precious - so precious that it must be rationed”
“Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed
to no one governing.”
“No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses”

And how about Karl Marx :[3]

“Democracy is the road to socialism.”

“In a higher phase of communist society... inscribe on its banners: from
each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.”

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“The English have all the material requisites for the revolution. What they
lack is the spirit of generalization and revolutionary ardour.”
“The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.”
“We should not say that one man's hour is worth another man's hour, but
rather that one man during an hour is worth just as much as another man
during an hour. Time is everything, man is nothing: he is at the most
time's carcass.”

Now let’s take a look at a few quotes from President Obama :[4]

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other
time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we
seek. “
“I think when you spread the wealth around it's good for everybody.”
“In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the
world.”
“It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or
antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or
anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
“People of Berlin - people of the world - this is our moment. This is our
time.”
“This is the moment when we must build on the wealth that open markets
have created, and share its benefits more equitably. Trade has been a
cornerstone of our growth and global development. But we will not be able
to sustain this growth if it favors the few, and not the many.”
“We have now just enshrined, as soon as I sign this bill, the core principle
that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their
healthcare.”
“Change has come to America.”
“We are five days away from fundamentally changing the United States of
America.”
“Instead of having a set of policies that are equipping people for the
globalization of the economy, we have policies that are accelerating the
most destructive trends of the global economy.”
"I'm in this race not just to hold an office, but to gather with you to
transform a nation."
"My friends, we live in the greatest nation in the history of the world. I
hope you'll join with me as we try to change it."
"To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully. The
more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos.
The Marxist professors and structural feminists."
"We've got to make sure that people who have more money help the people
who have less money."

The ideals of this administration, evidenced by their rhetoric and willingness to abandon
the Constitution, to defy their oaths, to wage war against the ideology of liberty this
nation was founded on, in my opinion, is treasonous. The number of self-avowed

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socialists and Communists in positions of leadership, selected by the President, can

leave no doubt; the enemy is within the gate.

It is not just this president, but every public official who passes or enforces law without
regard for the Constitution. It is every legislator that refuses to honor their oath to
support and defend the Constitution by willingly passing laws known to be
unconstitutional, who does not read the legislation presented, or who tell us we will only
know what is in the bill once it has been passed.

We have a government filled with vile, blood-sucking vampires who feed off the life
blood of honest working Americans. We are told that those who do not follow them or
believe as they do, are the enemy. We are told that those who risk their lives for this
country and who return home must be watched as potential extremists or possible
terrorists. We are told by those within the federal government that homegrown
extremists are those who demand the government abide by the Constitution. We are
told that those who believe in freedom, self defense, state sovereignty, and individual
freedom, or who support political candidates that espouse freedom are somehow
dangerous and must be watched.

In fact, we are led today by a political insurgency that has more in common with Karl
Marx and Vladimir Lenin than it does with Thomas Jefferson or James Madison. We
live in a time when individual liberty is replaced with forced charity by stealing from one
who has earned it to give to someone who has not.

My fellow Americans, do not be misled, we are at war. We are engaged in a war for the
very survival of our great nation against those that would tear asunder the very fabric of
our nation. We are at war with those that would fundamentally change this great nation
from liberty and freedom to one of communist serfdom in a global war of dominance.

As for me, I side with truth; I side with Honor; I side with the modern patriot and those
who truly honor their oath to protect and defend this nation from all enemies, foreign
and domestic. I side with freedom.

Footnotes:

1, Lectures on twentieth century Europe

2, Vladimir Lenin Quotes
3, Karl Marx Quotes
4, Barack Obama Quotes and The Obama File

Michael LeMieux was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma in 1956 and graduated from
Weber State University in Utah with a degree in Computer Science. He served in both
the US Navy and US Army (Active duty and National Guard) and trained in multiple
intelligence disciplines and was a qualified paratrooper. He served with the 19th
Special Forces Group, while in the National Guard, as a Special Forces tactical

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intelligence team member. He served tours to Kuwait and Afghanistan where he

received the Purple Heart for injuries received in combat.

Mr. LeMieux left military duty at the end of 2005 after being medically discharged
with over 19 years of combined military experience. He currently works as an
intelligence contractor to the US government.

Michael is a strict constitutionalist who believes in interpreting the constitution by the

original intent of the founding fathers. His research has led him to the conclusion that
the republic founded by the Constitution is no longer honored by our government. That
those who rule America today are doing so with the interest of the federal government
in mind and not the Citizens. Michael believes that all three branches of government
have strayed far from the checks and balances built into the Constitution and they
have failed the American people. A clear example is the Second Amendment, which the
Supreme Court and the founders have all said was an individual right and could not be
"infringed" upon, now has more than 20,000 state and federal laws regulating every
aspect of the individuals right, a definite infringement. He has traveled around the
world living in 14 States of the Union including Hawaii, and visited (for various
lengths of time) in Spain, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Korea, Scotland, Pakistan, Mauritius,
Somalia, Diego Garcia, Australia, Philippines, England, Italy, Germany, and Puerto
Rico.

Michael now lives in Nebraska with his wife, two of his three children, Mother-in-Law
and grandchild. His hobbies include shooting, wood-working, writing, amateur
inventor and scuba diving when he can find the time.

Contact Michael through his Website: www.constitutiondenied.com

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