Felony Conviction Quotes
This constitution was written 7 years before the national constitutional convention. It shows that there was concern about the separation of powers in United States even before the Constitution was drafted. See {616749} for an even clearer statement of the separation of powers principle. The national legislatures in Europe had commonly declared people traitors and in many cases incarcerated or executed them. This clause, effectively presaged the national constitution of 1787 where the Congress was prohibited from trying people for treason or anything else except impearchment.