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45. Yup, but at the moment it remains a dissent. n/t

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Amnesty International: USA must not hunt down or prosecute whistleblower Edward Snowden [View all] Catherina Jun 2013 OP

Clarify this for me nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #1

I didn't know they were surveilled in the 90s. Catherina Jun 2013 #2

And Christian charities. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #3

More like an Aircraft carrier. tblue Jun 2013 #25

They can join the ACLU and Amy Goodman, described here recentily as part of a pack of rat-fuckers. sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #42

The question is "by whom?" No decent Democrat would do such a thing. Wow. n/t Catherina Jun 2013 #51

They Are Absolutist, Ma'am, In Their Particular Area The Magistrate Jun 2013 #5

So are they racists, or Paulites? nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #8

The Magistrate's shtick grew thin? That is so ironic coming from you in particular. LOL KittyWampus Jun 2013 #18

I just dropped the irony on my foot. Ikonoklast Jun 2013 #23

A little confused sir.... daleanime Jun 2013 #33

Are you a Thurgood Marshall fan? JDPriestly Jun 2013 #36

The US only cares about International law when it suits them. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #4

Brings back memories of the UN and the Iraq war...... think Jun 2013 #14

What? ProSense Jun 2013 #6

Haven't realized what you are defending yet have you? dkf Jun 2013 #10

LOL! There was nothing "unlawful" about the program. ProSense Jun 2013 #11

Are you kidding me? You think that what North Korea does isn't legal in their country? dkf Jun 2013 #13

No, and ProSense Jun 2013 #15

Human rights don't have anything to do with any countries laws. That's the point. dkf Jun 2013 #17

Definition of Human Rights is international Savannahmann Jun 2013 #20

+++ marions ghost Jun 2013 #35

Hey! Of course the GCHQ program is unlawful - are you kidding? temmer Jun 2013 #21

It is unconstitutional. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #37

That is a logical deduction if one believes that... bvar22 Jun 2013 #12

out of someone`s ass.... madrchsod Jun 2013 #29

this is getting deep :O. allin99 Jun 2013 #7

Ecuador is a sovereign nation.... bvar22 Jun 2013 #16

yeah, but you know how the u.s. gets a little nutso... allin99 Jun 2013 #22

The US has been "screwing" Latin American countries for over a century. bvar22 Jun 2013 #48

Whoa! Where is this "The USA is not King of the World" coming from when the indepat Jun 2013 #49

The administration is showing great audacity in digging the hole deeper it's stuck in. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #9

of course not, the facist scum. those govt thugs are just pissed they got caught. boilerbabe Jun 2013 #19

K&R. I have said it before, Snowden deserves the presidential medal of freedom quinnox Jun 2013 #24

Amnesty SamKnause Jun 2013 #26

If rendition, torture, and executive authorized execution of American citizens is legal... wundermaus Jun 2013 #27

"The organization noted that an individual cannot be extradited East Coast Pirate Jun 2013 #28

And revealing details of activities against other countries is espionage intaglio Jun 2013 #30

Read Thurgood Marshall's dissent in Smith v. Maryland. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #38

As it was a dissent ... n/t intaglio Jun 2013 #43

Dissents can become decisions -- when the facts change. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #44

Yup, but at the moment it remains a dissent. n/t intaglio Jun 2013 #45

But we should bring it to everyone's attention because explains why JDPriestly Jun 2013 #47

No it explains why those 2 Justices in that particular opinion intaglio Jun 2013 #50

But the situation in that case was not at all similar to what is being done now. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #53

Oddly I do not defend the practise intaglio Jun 2013 #56

This program most definitely chills not only speech but freedom JDPriestly Jun 2013 #61

Has it stifled your free speech? intaglio Jun 2013 #62

It has stifled your free speech and the free speech of every person JDPriestly Jun 2013 #63

How? intaglio Jun 2013 #64

Watch this video. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #65

But, as Marshall pointed out, while the case handles a Fourth Amendment JDPriestly Jun 2013 #55

AI...pull your head out of your ass. SoapBox Jun 2013 #31

People who tell Amnesty International to "STFU" Comrade Grumpy Jun 2013 #32

So we've found who you go in lockstep with treestar Jun 2013 #67

What does that have to do with anything? Hissyspit Jun 2013 #34

Well we haven't drop down to the level of a Russia goolag or re-education camp of China gitmo is pam4water Jun 2013 #39

The lines are being drawn between the authoritarians and the liberals, looks like you choose the rhett o rick Jun 2013 #60

Amnesty International to be declared an evil commie traitor organization in 3...2...1... n/t backscatter712 Jun 2013 #40

The United States is going to pursue Snowden. timdog44 Jun 2013 #41

Amnesty International is entitled to release whatever statement they wish... MattFromKY Jun 2013 #46

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Jun 2013 #52

regarding Manning's treatment, G_j Jun 2013 #54

AI has most credibility when they refer to international law supported by international treaties struggle4progress Jun 2013 #57

K&R. pacalo Jun 2013 #58

K&R idwiyo Jun 2013 #59

What human rights violations? treestar Jun 2013 #66