Treason

Washington Post data writer, Dylan Matthews, in his article, No, Edward Snowden Probably Didn’t Commit Treason, asserts his belief that Edward Snowden did not commit treason by releasing that information, according to the law. Matthews’ purpose is to inform and persuade by explaining that according to what the law says and what actual cases of treason show, Snowden is not a traitor is to the general public. Matthews created an effective argument presenting his belief that Snowden is not a…

Treason is an extremely dangerous that not only challenges the authority of the monarch, but also endangers the life the monarch, as well as the lives of others. One instance in which the monarch’s life was threatened was the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. This plot was an unsuccessful assassination attempt against King James I and the Parliament of England on November 5, 1605. This plot was organized by Robert Catesby and group of English Catholics, which included Guy Fawkes. This group wanted to end…

As Lisa Steffen argued treason was the most serious criminal offense in Britain because it affected the crown and its commonwealth. The laws against treason were based upon the medieval legislation of Edward III, though it was occasionally modified, strengthened or adjusted in order protect the crown. The statute confirmed the authority of the monarch over his subjects and “protected the person of the king and his family.” Therefore, as Steffen observed, monarchs used treason law to confirm and…

“I was confided to your loyalty and accepted by your treason; you offer my death to those to whom you had promised my life. Do you know who it is you are destroying here? It is yourself” (Victor Hugo, Ninety-Three). Macbeth learns this valuable lesson in the play, Macbeth, by William Shakespeare. Macbeth takes place in Scotland, and centers around the overly ambitious Macbeth. Macbeth receives a prophecy that promises him to be the king of Scotland, and this pushes him to murder the current king…

District Attorney George Hay. He supported the charges of treason, and said that Burr was gonna acquire New Orleans by force. Edmund Randolph Burrs Defense Attorney says that he did not overt any act of treason. Burr then addressed the court and argued his interpretation of his actions, and also brought up his acquittal by the grand jury in Mississippi Territory. Marshall found that the prosecution did not have enough evidence of treason. Burr was then set for a trail on a high misdemeanor…

I agree with the jury’s decision that John Brown is guilty of treason. John Brown killed innocent people in his act of “freeing” slaves. Many families were ruined because of him. They lost their homes and loved ones. As Colonel Lewis A. Washington said “holding people like me hostage with a gun to our heads and killing innocent people”. John Brown was holding people hostage and killing them to free slaves? Those things don’t connect. If you were trying to free slaves you would go to the slaves…

methods were forced, depending on the crime and the social status of the victim, using various methods and types of devices. Criminal action was divided into two main categories: treason and felonies. Treason was the most serious of all crimes. High treason was any act that could threaten the monarchy. The punishment of high treason was very severe and…

Lancelot’s treason is not just a betrayal of King Arthur, but also a betrayal of Knight’s of the Round Table to whom he swore an oath. The Pentecostal Oath, sworn by each member of the Round Table, establishes the values of this Arthurian chivalric community. In this oath, they bind themselves to Arthur as their king and agree to a standard of behavior. As they take their oath, Arthur “charged them never to do outerage nothir mourthir, and allwayess to fle treason, and to go gyff mercy unto hym…

Once the Civil War ended, the highest political and military leaders of the Confederacy were all potentially guilty of treason, according to the constitutional definition of the crime. While Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and Nathan Bedford Forrest had different situations, they were all technically guilty of treason, but each one of them was punished differently. As one of the most well known war heroes of his time, Robert E. Lee was also one of the most distinguished and respected generals in…

An article written by John Kates preliminary to the article read by the reader at this moment had unrealevent information. The title of this article is “Time to impeach the Judiciary Committee” and it states as follows: “On March 16, certain members of the Senate stated openly that they do not intend to follow the Constitution ...a willful act to ignore the Constitution ...is contrary to the principles of our republic. Neither Rigell nor Forbes is on the House Judiciary Committee. But Rigell…