# any member of Congress — No Treason character guide

> any member of Congress in No Treason by Lysander Spooner.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** any member of Congress

**First appearance:** 0000-introductory

## Who they are

A generic congressional figure used as a rhetorical target.

## Relationships

### [D](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/characters/d)

_rivalry_

Congress members are antagonists to D, representing institutional opposition.

### [Unknown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/characters/unknown)

_psychological_

Congress members are linked to an unknown force, suggesting conspiracy or hidden influence.

### [these men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/characters/these_men)

_social_

Congress members and these men are part of the same corrupt establishment.

### [Unknown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/characters/unknown)

_psychological_

Congress members are linked to an unknown force, suggesting conspiracy or hidden influence.

### [D](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/characters/d)

_rivalry_

Congress members are antagonists to D, representing institutional opposition.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/i)

Represents the government officials who act as agents of the secret government.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/iv)

Implied in the discussion of constitutional authorities and representatives at Philadelphia.

### [II: The Constitution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/ii-the-constitution)

Mentioned indirectly in the critique of those who administered the government assuming the Constitution's written words were meaningless.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/i)

Not directly mentioned in this chapter; included as a placeholder but not present in excerpts.

### [Chapter III: Treason, Allegiance, and the Constitution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/iii)

Implied as those who passed the act, thinking allegiance could be presumed against natives.

### [VI: The Constitution of No Authority](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/vi-the-constitution-of-no-authority)

An individual representative who is part of the government but whose identity is unknown to the taxpayer.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/iii)

Implied as part of the government agents who enforce taxation and suppress rebellion.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/vi)

Described as individually responsible for their own acts when not acting as true agents of the people.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/ii)

The representative who takes the oath to support the Constitution, unable to identify or contract with those he supposedly represents.

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/xvi)

Those who claim to act as agents for the people but lack authentic authorization.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/no_treason_se/chapters/xviii)

An example of a nominal ruler who is actually a tool of the moneylenders.

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