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5. Even if she's one of your heroes

Mon Sep 25, 2017, 05:48 PM

Sep 2017

She became that by paying the price to do what she thought was right. This is part of that price. It's unfortunate, but she knew the package deal she was buying when she started that ball rolling.

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Chelsea Manning says she was denied entry to Canada [View all] Calista241 Sep 2017 OP

You can't have been convicted of any crime WhiteTara Sep 2017 #1

+1. Also...just how much money does Manning have, to vacation out of country?nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #2

Maybe she was betting on the exchange rate WhiteTara Sep 2017 #6

Just wondering, since she was in prison a while, and wasn't rich before. Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #7

It's cheaper to drive to Niagara Falls than Las Vegas for me jberryhill Sep 2017 #16

I wouldn't know. I've never gone on a vacation. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #17

"Drove up... planning to vacation in Montreal and Vancouver" jberryhill Sep 2017 #19

It is? Good catch! nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #40

Amusingly, it is faster to drive through the US from Montreal to Vancouver jberryhill Sep 2017 #41

+1. Thx for the geography lesson! I should know this! nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #42

She has supporters, and she also probably is paid for speeches and appearances. nt tblue37 Sep 2017 #23

Was she planning on getting paid to appear in Canada? jberryhill Sep 2017 #24

I have no idea. I was just responding to the question of how she has money to tblue37 Sep 2017 #26

I see. I was just curious how other people get money w/o a regular job. Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #39

Even a DUI will keep you out. Yo_Mama Sep 2017 #43

If you've been convicted of a felony in the US, you will be denied entry to Canada jberryhill Sep 2017 #3

A friend on mine was denied entrance into Canada because of a 15 year old DWI FSogol Sep 2017 #4

Same with my brother in law Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #10

My brother had a dwi-about 10 years ago. He just left his license at home, and presented his riversedge Sep 2017 #18

I don't know the particulars. His was only a few years old. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2017 #20

Mine was on a fishing trip and flew in to a small airport-where they went through customs. riversedge Sep 2017 #21

If you have a DUI Sgent Sep 2017 #28

Canada is seriously harsh on DUI/DWI...always have been. n/t susanna Sep 2017 #30

Yep. crim son Sep 2017 #33

I think it works the other way too. EllieBC Sep 2017 #11

Correct. However, in the felony case and the DUI case, you can apply for an Nay Sep 2017 #13

Yes. Did Manning apply for one? jberryhill Sep 2017 #14

Yes, that's the procedure I looked at for my relative. I looked at the denial letter Nay Sep 2017 #15

She wasn't pardoned Sgent Sep 2017 #29

Ah, gotcha. Nope, she ain't getting into Canada without an adjudication. Nay Sep 2017 #36

I'm taking a trip to the USA soon MrSmokeTooMuch Sep 2017 #32

If they Google your screen name, it is over Not Ruth Sep 2017 #54

Even if she's one of your heroes Pope George Ringo II Sep 2017 #5

Well, it's not personal. It's that way for everyone going there. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #8

Canadian Law is pretty clear on that rpannier Sep 2017 #9

And even if it werent a specific law... NYC Liberal Sep 2017 #12

+1000 rpannier Sep 2017 #22

Wait a sec.. Skippy33 Sep 2017 #34

Few, if any countries, melm00se Sep 2017 #35

No, not an inherent right. But that doesnt mean it isnt the RIGHT thing to do - it is. NYC Liberal Sep 2017 #37

I will tell you what no human has the "right" to do, inherently, morally nor should it be Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #38

I shouldn't have the right to prevent anyone from entering my property? Marengo Sep 2017 #44

In what world is a person allowed to own dirt, a part of earth? Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #45

Answer my question with yes or no please. Marengo Sep 2017 #46

I asked you a simple question, what sense does it make for a rich Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #47

I'm not a "rich person", I own 1 home on a small lot. Should I not be allowed to prevent anyone... Marengo Sep 2017 #48

Has nothing to do with rich, I was taying to make a point. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #49

Who owns the space I occupy? Marengo Sep 2017 #50

You rent it, you dont own it. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #51

I don't legally own my property, to include the "earth", within it's boundaries? Marengo Sep 2017 #52

What? Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #53

If it's the right thing to do Skippy33 Sep 2017 #55

Being pardoned of a criminal conviction won't get you into the US. BobTheSubgenius Sep 2017 #25

Manning wasn't pardoned...her sentence was commuted. brooklynite Sep 2017 #27

That's the law. Even if some think of her as a hero. She was convicted of espionage, fairly so. Lil Missy Sep 2017 #31