Rep. Issa Promises Investigation Into Aaron Swartz Case
Source: Techdirt
The backlash following Aaron Swartz's suicide has continued as Rep. Darrell Issa is now promising an investigation into the DOJ's handling of the case, according to statements he gave to the Huffington Post:
Praising Swartzs work toward open government and free access to the people, Issa told HuffPost that the government's case against Swartz is problematic enough to warrant further investigation.
Im not condoning his hacking, but hes certainly someone who worked very hard, Issa said. Had he been a journalist and taken that same material that he gained from MIT, he would have been praised for it. It would have been like the Pentagon Papers.
Read more: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130115/22533421696/rep-issa-promises-investigation-into-aaron-swartz-case.shtml
Thom Hartmann actually spoke in defense of Issa (3:28 mark). So has issa FINALLY done something right?
graham4anything
(11,464 posts)Kurska
(5,739 posts)He was one of the strongest voices against SOPA. This issue is entirely ideologically consistent with what he was talking about then.
Again, I don't like him he is a typical republican for most things, but this issue deserves investigation.
This was a victimless crime and they wanted to put a kid in jail for a decade for it. Wallstreet bankers destroy the economy and get nothing, but a kid gets a decade for downloading academic files?
They were seeking 50 years.
graham4anything
(11,464 posts)mike_c
(36,281 posts)Enrique
(27,461 posts)Issa has no credibility, he turned legitimate subjects of investigation, Fast and Furious, and Benghazi, into clown shows.
But maybe the Democrats on Issa's committee can force a good investigation, who knows.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)OKNancy
(41,832 posts)He doesn't give a shit about Aaron, he just wants to slam any Obama appointee and by that slam Obama and Democrats.
I do hope she is reprimanded or fired though.
ProfessionalLeftist
(4,982 posts)(Piece about GWB)
Democracy is in steep decline right here in the U.S.