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Article 3 Section 3 of the Constitution - "Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort(4)."
Taking taking away the freedoms, the inalienable rights, of the American people is aiding our enemies, and also, is covered by the Declaration of Independence. Remember, we have foreign and domestic enemies. The act of infringing on life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness is inimical to the American way, so it is not a stretch to say that those who do are our enemies.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."