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Nuclear Unicorn

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8. One minute we're told he's a dastardly liar and anything he says cannot be true

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Sat Jun 22, 2013, 01:06 PM

Jun 2013

Then we're told in the next breath that he outted critical programs that have damaged our national security.

If he lies then the programs he outted are mere fictions of his imagination and a man need not be tried for flights of fancy. When those people complaining about Snowden can actually get their complaints sorted out we can revisit this question.

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Justice For Snowden [View all] arely staircase Jun 2013 OP

He will never get a fair trial. darkangel218 Jun 2013 #1

but doesn't he deserve one? arely staircase Jun 2013 #2

I reformulated my reply. darkangel218 Jun 2013 #5

the question is, does he deserve one arely staircase Jun 2013 #14

what you think is a fair trial and what I think is a fair trial may differ vastly cali Jun 2013 #3

a chance to raise a reasonable doubt that he violated the espionage act arely staircase Jun 2013 #6

DU rec...nt SidDithers Jun 2013 #4

a fair trial... nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #7

the question is, do you think he desrves one? arely staircase Jun 2013 #9

why wouldn't he? G_j Jun 2013 #39

"Bibbey" OilemFirchen Jun 2013 #40

One minute we're told he's a dastardly liar and anything he says cannot be true Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #8

so you don't think he deserves a a fair trial? arely staircase Jun 2013 #10

Tried for what? I've been told repeatedly the spying program doesn't really exist Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #18

the 2 counts of espionage he has been charged with. arely staircase Jun 2013 #19

Everyone deserves a fair trial, if charged for a crime. MineralMan Jun 2013 #11

well i can se that arely staircase Jun 2013 #21

Just the medal for him... MineralMan Jun 2013 #22

and the parade arely staircase Jun 2013 #23

In the case of Obama, would that be trial by drone? The Link Jun 2013 #12

no, a jury of his peers in federal court arely staircase Jun 2013 #20

And the 3 NSA whistle blowers who agree with Snowden deserve fair trials too! think Jun 2013 #13

what are they charged with? arely staircase Jun 2013 #15

Same charging list, nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #16

Failure to inform the public of high crimes due to following procedures which make sure think Jun 2013 #17

just exactly what crime do you imagine obama committed? arely staircase Jun 2013 #24

My use of the term "high crimes" was ill used and aimed at the NSA not Obama think Jun 2013 #25

ok, what statute has the NSA violated? arely staircase Jun 2013 #27

I don't know. It's classified: think Jun 2013 #28

so when you say "crimes" you can't really think of any actual crimes arely staircase Jun 2013 #29

Yep. You got me..... think Jun 2013 #30

what part of the constitution has been violated? arely staircase Jun 2013 #31

I repeat. The FISA court ruling on NSA violation of the constitution is CLASSIFIED think Jun 2013 #32

so to be clear, when you say crimes, you mean stuff you disagree with arely staircase Jun 2013 #33

bullshit think Jun 2013 #34

how does following a court ruling make a crime? arely staircase Jun 2013 #35

The court specifically ruled that the NSA ALREADY broke the law. think Jun 2013 #36

point taken arely staircase Jun 2013 #37

He deserves asylum. -nt- TacoD Jun 2013 #26

He is a felon who needs to be in jail. RBInMaine Jun 2013 #38