Waiting with bated breath. . .

[markpkessinger]

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by hrmjustin (a host of the General Discussion forum).

. . . to see the intellectual contortions and twisted rationalizations the BOG will come up with to defend the Justice Department's attempts to seek immunify for BushCo.

[hlthe2b]

1. Not suprised, but depressing, nonetheless.

[clarice]

2. Same old same old. nt

[GeorgeGist]

3. Your late to the party ...

Start here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3502582

[BainsBane]

4. I have a couple of questions

I haven't been involved much in these Snowden/Manning issues, and I'm certainly not an apologist for governmental maleficence and NSA spying. I do have a couple of questions:

1)Do you all think that the government should keep no secrets and that no leaking of classified information should be prosecuted?

2) Given the disappointment many express toward Obama, to the point of calling him authoritarian and the US a police state, why would you think he would grant Manning a pardon?

Thanks!

[markpkessinger]

5. A couple of answers

(1) Of course it is legitimate for government to try to keep some things secret. What is not legitimate is for a government to use classification for the purpose of prevent illegal and/or unconstitutional activities by the government from coming to light, or to prosecute and/or intimidate journalists for publishing such information when it comes to light.

(2) I never said I thought Obama would pardon Manning. I would certainly hope that he would, but I seriously doubt he will.

[BainsBane]

6. I completely agree with number 1

However Manning's document release was so extensive, it covered far more than illegal and unconstitutional activities.

[hrmjustin]

7. Locking-consensus of hosts this is whining about DU.

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