mmm? Sounds like you are saying that if you aren't selling secrets to the Russians it's all good. I thnk malfeasance in office would qualify. But apparently you are not going to agree. Have a chocolate croissant.
Dana On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 09:08:27 -0400, Heald, Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No it's not OK. It's a crime. I think this is all just semantics at > this > point. I think betrayal of the nation requires something more than you > do. > It's a judgment call. > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:32 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: A good american > > > So its ok to fail to uphold the constitution while seeking re-election? > If Bush, let's say, in the midst of the next election, arrests critics > under the Patriot Act... this is not a betrayal of the ideals on which > the US was built? > > Dana > > > On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 08:39:17 -0400, Heald, Tim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> He did not betray his country in committing the crimes he did. They >> were >> related to an election. It was wrong but it did not expose this >> countries >> national security to danger. That is what I would consider the litmus >> test >> of betrayal. >> >> Tim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 2:08 PM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: Re: A good american >> >> >> he betrayed his country and there was good that he did. They are not >> incompatible statements, just as Clinton lied and Clinton was good for >> this >> country are not incompatible statements. >> >> Dana >> >> Doug White writes: >> >>> If fact, history will show that there was good that Nixon did, such as >> open the >>> door of dialog between the Communist Chinese and the US who were at the >> brink of >>> war at the time. >>> >>> He was well though of there and had been invited back several times to >> visit. >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> nacho.com> >>> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:37 PM >>> Subject: RE: A good american >>> >>> >>> | I wouldn't say that Nixon betrayed his country. He committed crimes >>> for >>> | which there are ways of dealing with. What Nixon did was wrong, but >>> not >> a >>> | betrayal of his country. >>> | >>> | To betray this country I believe involves treason. >>> | >>> | >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
