cal83dls79 said:
Did I miss something? Did Trump open up beheadings in addition to the firing squads? Cool if true.
Well, he'd move immediately to the top of the list!
Treason…. Is that the first crime listed in the constitution?
Yes treason is the first and only crime explicitly defined in the U.S. Constitution, and it appears in Article III, Section 3.
Article III, Section 3 states that treason:
"shall consist only in levying war against [the United States], or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort."
Requires two witnesses to the same overt act or a confession in open court for conviction.
Allows Congress to set punishment but forbids corruption of blood (punishing descendants).