I posted a blog entry yesterday about the strategic possibilities of treason trials (http://www.911blogger.com/node/10274). Part of that entry was also a reminder that knowledge of treason, such as the 9-11 variety that we all know of comes with specific legal responsibilities in this country. One again, from wikipedia: "In the United States, misprision of treason is a federal offense, committed where someone who has knowledge of the commission of any treason against the United States, does not inform the President, a federal judge or state Governor or judge (18 U.S.C. § 2382). It is punishable by a fine and up to 7 years in prison."

Just as the definition of treason is very narrow in this country, the legal recourse is very specific also. Required actions do not include writing letters to the editor/media in general, doing street actions, commenting on youtube videos, talking to police officers, blogging, confronting congressmembers, going to conferences, writing books, passing out DVD's, signing petitions, etc., although I wholeheartedly edorse all of these actions and participate in many of them. The 9-11 Truth and JUSTICE movement speaks about holding people accountable to their actions. We have this crazy idea that the law of the land applies to every last individual human no matter how much power, prestige or money they might have. That includes us. We have awareness of a very high form of treason and thus we have an extra obligation to fulfill our constitutional duties. I have this feeling that we are way out of integrity right now around this. Plus, if done with proper implementation the strategical implications of this avenue are profound.

So, has anyone on the blogger put in an offical declaration of knowledge of treason? I'm sure somebody has. And if you have, please respond to this or to me about your experience and how you did it. But the fact that so few of us have actually followed the true guideline of the law in this scenario is striking. Of the three branches of government, the judiciary, although now very politically tainted in many ways, should be our clearest path to justice. However, as we have found, it is tricky, because the executive branch is, for all intents and purposes immune to direct criminal cases while they are still in there and the legislative is too scared ignorant to take the appropriate constitutional methods around impeachment.

That, in my mind, really leaves one possibility, one that, to me, makes the most sense in the first place, treason trials. Like I said, it is its own section (out of 3) in the founding father's outline of the Judicial branch. This should give us a sense of its weight. We need to put this in judges' and governors' hands, not DA's. To me, especially since a citizen is supposed to notify the President, the handling of knowledge of treason against the country is a direct relationship between the citizen and his/her government. This is a special section of law. This is not just a criminal or civil case, this goes to the root of the binding power of the constitution to help protect the citizens from attack and war from within. Does anyone feel me?