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silvershadow

(10,336 posts) Thu Dec 19, 2013, 10:49 AM Dec 2013

CEO to Obama During Contentious Meeting with Top Tech Executives: "Pardon Edward Snowden." [View all]

Source: Daily Kos

Executives for the nation's largest technology companies met with President Obama this morning to argue that the NSA's unchecked surveillance is harming their businesses and the overall economic environment in which they operate.

CEOs from over 15 companies – including Google, Apple and Microsoft – pressed for the president to rein in the NSA's bulk surveillance activities and expressed anger over the government's infiltration of U.S. servers around the world.

During the meeting, Mark Pincus (founder of Zynga) boldly suggested to Obama before the gathered group that Edward Snowden should be pardoned. Pincus, it is important to note, gave $1 million to Obama's Super PAC, Priorities Action USA.

Obama's response: he could not do so.

Read more: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/18/1263679/-CEO-to-Obama-During-Contentious-Meeting-with-Top-Tech-Executives-Pardon-Edward-Snowden#

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CEO to Obama During Contentious Meeting with Top Tech Executives: "Pardon Edward Snowden." [View all] silvershadow Dec 2013 OP

Huh? daleanime Dec 2013 #1

I know, right? nt silvershadow Dec 2013 #8

The NSA is squeezing the balls of these companies BlueStreak Dec 2013 #28

Even if Snowden were pardoned, he could never come back and be safe. djean111 Dec 2013 #2

Well put. It is hard for some to boomersense Dec 2013 #12

Can someone be pardoned if he hasn't been convicted? Isn't the term "amnesty"? George II Dec 2013 #3

Nixon? TxGrandpa Dec 2013 #4

Anyone can be pardoned at any time. former9thward Dec 2013 #6

I guess it's possible, but back at that time there was a huge debate about how... George II Dec 2013 #27

Caspar Weinberger comes to mind - he had charges pending against him and was awaiting trial UpInArms Dec 2013 #20

Yes. It's basically to stop someone from pressing charges later. Like Nixon. What would have okaawhatever Dec 2013 #24

Glad to find SOME CEOs have their heads screwed on right! Demeter Dec 2013 #5

Cue ominous music. JoePhilly Dec 2013 #7

At least there'd be a prospect of leaving Russia. snot Dec 2013 #19

If Bush can commute the sentence of Scooter Libby, OnyxCollie Dec 2013 #9

Good point. nt silvershadow Dec 2013 #10

Excellent. nt boomersense Dec 2013 #13

Yes, but Bush didn't pardon him. That may be the one of the few good things Bush did. He went head okaawhatever Dec 2013 #25

If this overreach by the NSA is going to be stopped, this is how: $$$. Hosnon Dec 2013 #11

I think they are waking up to that little fact. The financial collateral damage is very real, and silvershadow Dec 2013 #29

It's embarrassing that Zynga was invited fbc Dec 2013 #14

This is not about Zynga. It is about the NSA. djean111 Dec 2013 #18

The right wing NSA are no ally to Obama Ash_F Dec 2013 #15

Now it's obvious who is first in the pecking order Dopers_Greed Dec 2013 #16

How interesting treestar Dec 2013 #17

This is something Obama should do anyway Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #21

Twofer RobertEarl Dec 2013 #22

He can pardon W all he wants, and W will still be a wanted man in some areas of the globe. nt silvershadow Dec 2013 #23

Please do, President Obama, please do! K & R nt mother earth Dec 2013 #26

of course he could do so grasswire Dec 2013 #30

He should do it at just the right time, after he gets some more agenda items done. silvershadow Dec 2013 #32

The man that brought us virtual farms? politichew Dec 2013 #31

He totally can, he will not. TheKentuckian Dec 2013 #33