# Jan 6 Hearings Follow-Along & Commentary Thread (Starts Jun 9, 2022) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 9, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940 "2022-06-09T22:34:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1412
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Moderating: > [@Horatius](#): > > My point is, if the Mexican President did what Trump did, the US would be justified in making war on Mexico as a result. Now, that doesn’t mean I’d expect the US to actually make war on Mexico, but they would be justified in doing so. > [@enipla](#): > > Levying war - > > LEVYING WAR, crim. law. The assembling of a body of men for the purpose of effecting by force a **treasonable object** ; and all who perform any part however minute, or however remote from the scene of action, and who are leagued in the general conspiracy, are considered as engaged in levying war, within the meaning of the constitution. I appreciate this discussion arose out of the January 6, 2021, events. And it is a laudable debate to have. But this thread is for the purpose of discussing the hearings, not the finer points of defining Treason. Please remove your debate to elsewhere on the forum. Thanks. Barely a mod note, and definitely no warnings. * * * To all: Please try to stick to the topic at least to some extent. A little hijacking is fine, but if you’re getting into the weeds, probably best to start a new thread. Thanks. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-6-hearings-follow-along-commentary-thread-starts-jun-9-2022/965940)._