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Furthermore, since when is mere travel treason? If you could show that he had actually participated in war against the U.S. -- not just thought about it, not just taken leg one of a trip that could eventually get him to a location where he would have an opportunity to do so (if he didn't change his mind first) -- then there could be a case.
It's fun to imagine this in the context of a normal crime.... Prosecutor: "We will show that the defendant was seen in the company of some people who were believed to have been planning to consider going over to South Central, where they might have joined up with the Crips and eventually tried to shoot at some police officers. As it turned out, they didn't make it to South Central (they got lost), and if they had, the Crips would probably have robbed them and sent them scurrying home, but it's clear that these people would have been up to no good, if only they'd been competent enough to manage it. As evidence, we submit this copy of the Autobiography of Malcolm X, and these five rap CDs, found in a midnight raid on his house. We're requesting the death penalty." --John Kelsey, kelsey.j@ix.netcom.com PGP: FA48 3237 9AD5 30AC EEDD BBC8 2A80 6948 4CAA F259