Jonathan Walther (Clutch, right?) wrote to Lir:
You claim to be from Iowa; speaking ill of your country, in the way that you do, is treason.
No, it's not. Maybe in Canada it is, which is why I'm still proud to be an American, despite the ever shrinking reasons for such pride. But ill speech of anybody and anything is still protected here to a greater extent than anywhere else, thank goodness.
-- Toby
PS: US Constitution, Article III, Section 3, 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.