> Democrats in the media (but I repeat myself) have a new talking point that involves treason -- the “t” word. It is not a word that should be thrown around lightly. > Treason is a word with a very special meaning. According to Merriam-Webster: “An overt act to overthrow the government of the state to which the offender owes allegiance or to kill or personally injure the sovereign or sovereign’s family.” > I have some personal experience in the unintentional misuse of the word. In the first draft of my 2019 article titled “Worse than Watergate” I accused members of the Obama administration, including Susan Rice, Samantha Power, James Clapper, Sally Yates, Peter Strzok, Lisa Page, James Comey, Andrew McCabe, and others of committing the “t” word, but an astute editor for American Thinker pushed back on the article and suggested my accusation be changed to sedition instead. Sedition is the incitement of discontent or rebellion against the government, while treason means taking action to overthrow the government, and usually involves conspiring with a foreign power in the process. > The crime of treason still carries the death penalty. It is a very, very serious offense. Treason is the only crime mentioned by name in the U.S. Constitution. Article III, Section 3 reads: “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.”