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re: Would you pardon Edward Snowden? Chealsea Manning?
Posted on 1/17/17 at 12:15 pm to SCLibertarian
Posted on 1/17/17 at 12:15 pm to SCLibertarian
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The documents Snowden leaked that have been published should have never been classified in the first place. He did us a service. And our government leaks classified items to the press weekly when it suits them. The only reason they hate Snowden is he shed light on programs they lied about and didn't want us to know existed.
And I totally get that, but for 1 individual to unilaterally decide that the public needs to know classified information is a bad precedent to set. While I think Snowden got it right. I'm not confident that the next person will not it right as well.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 3:23 pm to CoachChappy
quote:It's precisely the fact that 1 guy out of all the other people working there WHO KNEW THEIR BOSSES LIED and that our own government was illegally spying on us stood up and did something is why he should be pardoned. He had a great life and a great job. He gave it up to expose our own government violating the constitution. Does that not mean anything? I take it that the people who say no are cool with the idea of our government spying on us and lying under oath and violating the constitution. I swear I've seen outrage on this site about lying under oath and violating constitutional rights.....
And I totally get that, but for 1 individual to unilaterally decide that the public needs to know classified information is a bad precedent to set. While I think Snowden got it right. I'm not confident that the next person will not it right as well.
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