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In reply to the discussion: The ACLU's own text contradicts its case for Snowden's asylum bid. [View all]gholtron
(376 posts)65. I never said President Obama never did anything wrong.
Your hero committed a crime. He stole equipment with documents that are top secret. This has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PRESIDENT. If Snowden is being persecuted for his political beliefs then he has a right to asylum. But he is a thief and tratior. Just because you feel that a thief can get away without being brought to trial doesn't make it right.
I don't know why the Government could prevent the Boston terror. I did hear something that the Russian government did not share information with the FBI; however they did manage to catch them by tracing the cell phone of the owner of the car they hijacked BEFORE they could continue on to Time Square in NewYork.
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Sorry, but you used all those damned "linky-facty" things again, so clearly your post ...
11 Bravo
Jul 2013
#49
Oh good, the morning ProSense effort to claim that black is white, up is down..
Savannahmann
Jul 2013
#3
Definition of POLITICAL CRIME: a violation of the law for political rather than private reasons
Luminous Animal
Jul 2013
#21
It would be more informative if ProSense posted a thread-du-jour about illegal spying...
Sancho
Jul 2013
#13
Well ...someone has an agenda ...and what the NSA does isn't part of that agenda...
L0oniX
Jul 2013
#99
He's also applying our Bill of Rights to the entire world. Which smacks of irony and immense hubris.
randome
Jul 2013
#30
Recongizing the inalienable rights of all is not the same as governing them all.
Luminous Animal
Jul 2013
#43
inalienable, unalienable - Inalienable and unalienable are interchangeable
Luminous Animal
Jul 2013
#50
Snowden has been charged with espionage. Espionage is a political crime.
Luminous Animal
Jul 2013
#42