Treason is explicitly defined by the US Constitution. It consists of aiding or harboring an enemy of the United States. Even selling government secrets isn't technically treason unless we are at war with the people you are selling them to; otherwise, it is considered espionage (which is also a capital crime, and a great deal easier to prove, anyway). This would be a case of murder, but certainly not treason.
My god, that's the most funny thing I've read all day.
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Vining isn't writing an academic paper, he's posting on a silly message board. If including statistics is going to be required every time someone wants to state a fairly accepted fact, slashdot is quickly going to become unreadable. If you want proof that people are concerned about privacy, just follow the news; every other story is about electronic privacy. The reason people use e-shopping is because they realize, correctly, that the chance of a serious privacy violation is outweighed by the convenience e-commerce offers. I don't know about a "moral and intellectual deficit" but asking for "proof" is certainly sophomoric. If Zico doubts that people are worried about privacy, he should give some reasons. In logic, this is called charity; in conversation, it's called civility. Tom
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Treason is explicitly defined by the US Constitution. It consists of aiding or harboring an enemy of the United States. Even selling government secrets isn't technically treason unless we are at war with the people you are selling them to; otherwise, it is considered espionage (which is also a capital crime, and a great deal easier to prove, anyway). This would be a case of murder, but certainly not treason.
Of course, you'd never be chosen to serve on a jury because of your moral objections. We can't have free thinkers deciding people's fates!
My god, that's the most funny thing I've read all day.
Vining isn't writing an academic paper, he's posting on a silly message board. If including statistics is going to be required every time someone wants to state a fairly accepted fact, slashdot is quickly going to become unreadable. If you want proof that people are concerned about privacy, just follow the news; every other story is about electronic privacy. The reason people use e-shopping is because they realize, correctly, that the chance of a serious privacy violation is outweighed by the convenience e-commerce offers. I don't know about a "moral and intellectual deficit" but asking for "proof" is certainly sophomoric. If Zico doubts that people are worried about privacy, he should give some reasons. In logic, this is called charity; in conversation, it's called civility. Tom