"A nation can survive its fools,
and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason
from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable,
for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the
traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his
sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in
the very halls of government itself. For the traitor
appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to
his victims, and he wears their face and their
arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in
the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he
works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the
pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that
it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear."
Marcus Tullius Cicero (42 B.C.)
Article VI.
Article VII.
Article III.
The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested
in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the
Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The
Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall
hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at
stated Times, receive for their Services, a
Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their
Continuance in Office.
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- Clause 1:
- The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in
Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the
Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or
which shall be made, under their Authority;--to all
Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers
and Consuls;--to all Cases of admiralty and maritime
Jurisdiction;--to Controversies to which the United
States shall be a Party;--to Controversies between
two or more States;--between a State and Citizens
of another State; --between Citizens of
different States,--between Citizens of the same
State claiming Lands under Grants of different
States, and between a State, or the Citizens
thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.
- Clause 2:
- In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public
Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State
shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have
original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before
mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate
Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such
Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the
Congress shall make.
- Clause 3:
- The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of
Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall
be held in the State where the said Crimes shall
have been committed; but when not committed within
any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or
Places as the Congress may by Law have directed.
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- Clause 1:
- 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.
- Clause 2:
- The Congress shall have Power to declare the
Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason
shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except
during the Life of the Person attainted.
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