"Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States" (18 USC §2381).
I'm not convinced this will deter these kinds of people, they don't seem to be motivated by consequences for their actions. The penalty is "nothing" if they don't ever get caught or convicted in court.
She's correct. These people are fucked. What penalty does treason carry?
Hopefully, the harshest possible.
"Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States" (18 USC §2381).
Source: https://law.justia.com/codes/us/title-18/part-i/chapter-115/sec-2381/
Starts at five years and $10,000 fine.
I'm more for the "lets make an example out of them so this never happens again" penalty.
This is the only way the deterrence effect will actually stick awhile.
Swinging in the wind…left for the vultures, crows and magpies.
Not harsh enough
I'm not convinced this will deter these kinds of people, they don't seem to be motivated by consequences for their actions. The penalty is "nothing" if they don't ever get caught or convicted in court.
That should be all the money stolen from the American taxpayer. Not just 10,000.00.