Section 3: “Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully make or convey false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies and whoever when the United States is at war, shall willfully cause or attempt to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or shall willfully obstruct the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, to the injury of the services or of the United States, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both.”
- Does the Espionage Act pose any threats to the rights and liberties of American citizens? How or why?
- What about the character of Debs and his historical presence would lead him to be made an example of by the state?
- Why during times of war are civil liberties circumvented in the interest of national security? Is this something that you as a person living now are willing to give up during times of war and do you agree or disagree with the sentiment being made by Debs?
Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuGp-0G1p4M&t=22s
Mark Ruffalo reads Eugene Debs
