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msanthrope

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17. One should not follow the law because one doesn't like the consequences of the law?
Sun Nov 3, 2013, 10:36 PM
Nov 2013

I have many clients who feel that way.

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Report privately to her committee? That is hilarious... Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #1
Yes...under the Intelligence Community Whistleblower's Protection Act msanthrope Nov 2013 #2
Proper does not equal effective. Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #3
Indeed..for justice delayed is justice denied. Of course, the patriot who wrote that wrote it from msanthrope Nov 2013 #11
Yeah, Snowden witnessed Thomas Drake's justice. Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #12
Don't You See... We Are All Supposed To Sacrifice Our Lives And Fortunes For The 1%... WillyT Nov 2013 #14
Yeah. Appeal to DiFi. The very person who has introduced legislation to Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #16
+1000 FirstLight Nov 2013 #28
Sure... And It Would All Have Been Quietly Swept Under The Rug... WillyT Nov 2013 #4
Possibly...but we will never know, since Snowden failed to follow the law. nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #10
He "failed to follow the law" because he saw the consequences of those before him... Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #15
One should not follow the law because one doesn't like the consequences of the law? msanthrope Nov 2013 #17
George Bush And Dick Cheney Are Your Clients ??? WillyT Nov 2013 #18
Hahaha!!! Nice! Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #20
If a law is unjust yes. I suppose you'd be the type of lawyer that would support Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #19
MLK broke unjust laws....and still took his punishment. nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #21
I Forget... How Long Was MLK Stripped Naked And Held In Solitary Confinement ??? WillyT Nov 2013 #22
And you would have supported that punishment because he "broke the law." Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #23
MLK didn't release classified information or expose the surveillance state. NuclearDem Nov 2013 #27
70 (That is SEVENTY) rights groups warn UK government reaction to NSA leaks eroding freedom Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #26
difi -- you remain an insult to thinking americans every where. xchrom Nov 2013 #5
Going to DiFi would've been like a mafioso going to the Godfather with complaints about crime. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2013 #6
Yes, indeed! Love this! Luminous Animal Nov 2013 #24
... woo me with science Nov 2013 #7
Love your little cartoon, there Demeter Nov 2013 #9
How convenient for us all that the criminals Snowden has exposed are all in US Demeter Nov 2013 #8
But Cheney and the banksters are good to go. polichick Nov 2013 #13
Di Fi is a failure RobertEarl Nov 2013 #25
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