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sabrina 1

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26. Hi Pholus, see my post below. Like zeem, I am not sure how this will work out, but I do think it

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Tue Mar 25, 2014, 05:36 PM

Mar 2014

is a good thing for the reasons I stated in my post below.

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Thank You President Obama For Listening! [View all] sabrina 1 Mar 2014 OP

I agree with everything except Snowden, I'm not going to take his word for it that he had no uponit7771 Mar 2014 #1

Well, you are entitled to focus on the messenger rather than the message if that is more sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #3

I did not thank Snowden, regards uponit7771 Mar 2014 #5

He would have been put in jail no doubt yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #4

...no, I don't know that and neither does anyone else. I don't believe that for a second and that's uponit7771 Mar 2014 #6

1/2 the country calls his a hero and the other calls him a traitor yeoman6987 Mar 2014 #7

After reading this he's a FUCKIN traitor IMHO... link inside uponit7771 Mar 2014 #8

Hmmm, okay. I guess your entire idea of "fair treament" is suspect... Pholus Mar 2014 #23

He saw what has happened to all the other Whistle Blowers, most of all Chelsea Manning. sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #10

Ummm no....I linked it above"whistle blower not charged" uponit7771 Mar 2014 #30

After ten years of persecution, the loss of his career, intimidation, his house raided sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #32

Not just for himself, but for the country. Had he remained here there is no doubt he would sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #20

Where he is, he can be put in jail for anything, without trial treestar Mar 2014 #33

The Constitutional Rights of the American people should never be a Partisan issue. justabob Mar 2014 #2

Agreed! The President should be commended for the steps he has taken, Maedhros Mar 2014 #9

Thank you Snowden and Obama. This is an important step. Vattel Mar 2014 #11

Yes, that would be a HUGE improvement. I see no reason and never did why we need secret courts sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #13

Obama could end it this Friday without Congress Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #12

I know. However, this is a rare acknowledgement that the pressure to end is intense and a beginning sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #14

He'll let House Republicans write the bill Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #15

Maybe, however once having made this proposal, it will be difficult to sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #16

Good on Him and a Thank you to Snowden fascisthunter Mar 2014 #17

Thank you, Edward Snowden and Glenn Greewald, for telling us what's going on. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2014 #18

Yes, despite all the smears and attacks, those two will go down in history as the people who began sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #19

Why does this require an act of Congress? BlueCheese Mar 2014 #21

Sounds good but. zeemike Mar 2014 #22

A very good point. Pholus Mar 2014 #24

Hi Pholus, see my post below. Like zeem, I am not sure how this will work out, but I do think it sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #26

That is insightful.... Pholus Mar 2014 #28

It's hard to say what prompted this change of heart, it could be they are looking at the polls sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #29

Yes, he could have let it expire or issued an EO. But the good thing about sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #25

I'll take any victory we can get. zeemike Mar 2014 #27

Yea! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #31