Treason, Espionage and Illegal Aliens

Treason and The Supporters of Illegal Aliens

Is the current issue of illegal aliens crossing our borders and the people who support them treason? Is it a treasonable offense?

 Treason defined by Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to one's nation or state. A person who betrays the nation of their citizenship and/or reneges on an oath of loyalty and in some way willfully cooperates with an enemy, is considered to be a traitor. Oran's Dictionary of the Law (1983) defines treason as:

"...[a]...citizen's actions to help a foreign government overthrow, make war against, or seriously injure the [parent nation]." In many nations, it is also often considered treason to attempt or conspire to overthrow the government, even if no foreign country is aided or involved by such an endeavour. Traitor may also mean a person who betrays (or is accused of betraying) their own political party, family, friends, ethnic group, religion, or other group to which they may belong. Oftentimes, such accusations are controversial and disputed, as the person may not identify with the group of which they are a member, or may otherwise disagree with the group leaders making the charge. For example, race traitor.”

Figures in history who are renowned for acts of treachery have subsequently had

their names become synonymous with the word "traitor"; eg.:

Judas, Benedict Arnold, Pétain and Quisling. To avoid the abuses of the English law (including executions by Henry VIII of those who criticized his repeated marriages), treason was specifically defined in the United States Constitution, the only crime so defined. Article Three defines treason as only levying war against the United States or "in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort," and requires the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or a confession in open court for conviction.

This safeguard may not be foolproof since Congress has, at times passed statutes

creating treason like offences with different names (such as sedition in the 1789

Alien and Sedition Acts, or espionage and sabotage in the 1917 Espionage Act)

which do not require the testimony of two witnesses, and have a much broader

definition than Article Three treason. For example, some well-known spies have

been convicted of espionage rather than treason. In the United States Code, the penalty ranges from "shall suffer death" to "shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States."

Several people generally thought of as traitors in the United States, such as

Jonathan Pollard, the Walker Family, Robert Soblen, and Julius and Ethel

Rosenberg, were not prosecuted for treason, but rather for espionage—possibly

because the foreign countries involved (Israel and the USSR) were considered

allies of the U.S. at the time the spying took place. John Walker Lindh, the

"American Taliban" fighter in Afghanistan, was also thought of as a traitor by

many. However, instead of being tried for treason, he pleaded guilty to

conspiracy to murder US nationals, aiding the Taliban and terrorist offences

relating to Al Qaeda, even though he joined the Taliban during the period before

September 11, 2001 when the United States was aiding the Taliban to help their

destruction of the opium crop.

Senator Joseph McCarthy referred to "twenty years of treason" (1933–1953, the

administrations of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S Truman) when numerous communist spy rings involving hundreds of agents were operating inside the United States government. As documented in the VENONA papers, these rings

included the Rosenbergs ring, the Perlo group, the Nathan Silvermaster group,

the Harold Ware group, the Jacob Golos group, the Karl group, etc. Thanks to the opening of Soviet archives in the 1990s, much more has been learned about these rings which were more widespread than was known at the time.

For example, it has been revealed that U.S. Representative Samuel Dickstein was

on the Soviet payroll for several years while he was investigating

anti-Communist activities, including the little-known Business Plot against FDR.

Claims have been made that the communist spying even included J. Robert

Oppenheimer, head of the Manhattan Project and known for his leftist politics,

who had his security clearance revoked in the mid-1950s. In fact, there was no

evidence in the archives substantially linking Oppenheimer to any acts of

espionage or treason, although this theory has been promoted by various

right-wing and anti-Semitic organizations.

Most states have provisions in their constitutions or statutes similar to those

in the U.S. Constitution. There have been only two successful prosecutions for

treason on the state level, that of Thomas Dorr in Rhode Island and that of John

Brown in Virginia, although his raid and trial took place in Jefferson County in

what is now West Virginia.

In 1964, the anti-Communist activist John A. Stormer wrote a book called None

Dare Call It Treason, which unexpectedly sold seven million copies with little

or no advertising. The title phrase comes from a 17th-century epigram by John

Harington:

  Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?

  For if it prosper, none dare call it treason.

This phrase refers to treason defined as attempting to overthrow the government.

Since its popularization by Stormer, it has been reused and paraphrased many

times and has become part of popular culture.”

U.S. Constitution: Article III

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.”

Today there are open acts of treason being committed by Americans violating American law for the benefit of illegal aliens, advocates of anti-American rights and support by such diverse groups as the City of Houston (sanctuary city), religious groups and churches (Roman Catholic Church), elected leaders, leftist organizations and political figures.

 The E.P.A. and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

By federal mandate the 50 states are to carry out the mission of enforcement of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. The E.P.A. also is responsible for The Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program. Within these laws are numerous administrative responsibilities that the E.P.A. enforces and oversees.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has several programs they enforce mandated by the Texas Legislature and the E.P.A. One is the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee There stated mission is: “Protection of the environment and public health and welfare requires that groundwater be kept reasonably free of contaminants that interfere with present and potential uses of groundwater.” (Texas Water Code, Sect. 26.401). The areas covered include: groundwater, pesticides, water wells, septic systems, groundwater contamination, pollution prevention, water conservation, oil/gas/mining.

One can imagine the quakmire of governmental departments, missions, administrative befuddlement and regulations in this agency. The list of areas involved in this issue includes: TCEQ’s Pollution Prevention, Technical Assistance and Voluntary Programs, Small Business and Environmental Assistance Program, Used Motor Oil Recycling, Household Hazardous Waste, Texas Country Cleanups, Tex*A*Syst, Best Agricultural Management Practices, National Small Flows Clearinghouse, Groundwater and the Rural Homeowner.

The E.P.A. has: Drinking Water and Health Basics, Drinking Water Standards, Contaminants and MCLs, Public Drinking Water Systems, Source Water Protection, Underground Injection Control, Drinking Water Academy, Safe Drinking Water Act, National Drinking Water Advisory Council, Water Infrastructure Security.

The Safe Drinking Water Act, Title 42 US Code Sec. 300j-13 sets out the program requirements for a source water assessment program.

The TCEQ uses federal and state laws to protect the environment and the user, but also to protect themselves in some ways. While they are seriously concerned about every septic tank in Texas, they are not concerned about single family home sewer contamination of the water supply. Nor are they, or have they been concerned about finding trailer parks in violation of state or federal water protection laws.

To show further confusion, the TCEQ is concerned about a septic tank leaking, but either cannot or do not do anything about an existing private owner’s well contaminating the water supply, except for new wells. Region 12 encompasses the greater Houston area and there are 16 or 17 TCEQ inspectors. Supposedly each water system in Texas, depending on size, is supposed to send in a water sample each month.

The greatest flaw in all of this is that any small commercial establishment or tract home builder is except from the laws. The TCEQ does monitor the water and sewer piping for a MUDD, Utility or City, but from the meter to the house, or whatever comes out under the slab is not within their jurisdiction. Hence, commercial buildings or single family houses could be leaking contaminates into the soil and the TCEQ has no authority to do anything. If however, the leakage went directly into an aquifer, then they could investigate for the contamination.

New homes in cities without codes, or unincorporated areas fall under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act and the Health and Safety Code. They are supposed to be inspected  by either: a state plumbing inspector, a licensed CSIC (Customer Service Inspector Certification) or a WSPS (Water Supply Protection Specialist).

When closely examined the conclusion is that the TCEQ if responsible for safe drinking water and those systems that are to provide such potable water. However, there is no requirement to inspect any commercial or single family home in unincorporated areas or cities of 5,000 or less without legal codes.