Darrell Issa calls alleged CIA spying on Congress treason

 Yesterday America’s Watchtower wrote about the allegation that the CIA hacked into the Congress computers during an investigation on interrogation policies. But that post focused on Dianne Feinstein’s hypocrisy on this scandal compared to her indifference concerning the NSA spying scandal. Today’s post will focus on the scandal itself because if these allegations are true it is a major scandal.

  In fact today Darrell Issa basically said if the allegations are true it might just amount to treason.

  Here is part of what he had to say:

“I think Senator Feinstein is as outraged as anyone and I share her outrage. I think the violation of the Constitutional separation of powers should be an offense of the highest level—virtually treason,” Issa told Breitbart News on Tuesday.

“Spying on the executive branch—spying on Congress or violating the separation of powers as to the Supreme Court or as to Congress is effectively treason. Treason—it’s written up in the Constitution,” Issa said of Feinstein’s revelations, adding, “I don’t know who gave the orders, but to spy on other branches is in fact a constitutional violation at the level of high crimes and misdemeanors and certainly should cause the removal of anyone involved.”

  ‘Treason’ is not a word that you hear thrown around all that often from members of the Congress. Sure, bloggers and many Americans have been throwing that word around in regards to Barack Obama and members of the Congress, but it is rare to hear this coming from the Congress.

  Recently some members of the Congress called Edward Snowden a traitor, and you can understand why for they were duplicitous in the spying scandal and they do not like the fact they were exposed, but when was the last time you heard a member of the Congress say a government agency might be guilty of treason?

  Darrell Issa has been investigating many scandals revolving around the Obama regime so I am sure he does not throw this word around lightly. And he makes an interesting point when he talks about high crimes and misdemeanors, however Article II Section 4 of the Constitution states: The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

  You can see the Constitution clearly states “treason, bribery, OR other high crimes and misdemeanors” drawing a distinction between treason and high crimes and misdemeanors. Furthermore the Constitution defines treason thusly: Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. [emphasis mine]

  It has been long debated what the definition of a ‘civil officer of the United States’ actually is and I would argue that any person in power in a Federal agency is a civil officer of the United States, but does this scandal rise to the level of treason as defined in the Constitution?

  I am not sure it does, and perhaps Darrell Issa was speaking rhetorically, but I do agree with him wholeheartedly when he stated that if true anyone involved in this scandal should be removed from office. In fact I would take it one step further and state that I believe if this story is true anyone who was involved in this scandal should be taken away in chains, tried, and if convicted sent to jail for a long time.