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railsback

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10. 'Exposing' is a relative term depending on what someone deems 'exposing'.

Reply to limpyhobbler (Reply #9)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 12:32 PM

Jun 2013

What the NSA is doing is nothing new. Streamlining their process doesn't make this a new revelation. Snowden made some pretty bold statements of what he had access to - without providing evidence - and then skipped the country. Maybe he stole a bunch of shit, or maybe he just embellished his 'heroic' actions, as he seems to be doing. You don't know. I don't know. So why the hell would the President pardon him? Makes NO sense.

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LoL. Convicting Snowden of a crime railsback Jun 2013 #1

This is a petition to pardon him of any limpyhobbler Jun 2013 #2

How do you pardon without conviction? railsback Jun 2013 #6

see post #4 thanks nt limpyhobbler Jun 2013 #7

Ok, granted that the President can offer up a (rare) pre-emptive pardon railsback Jun 2013 #8

"for what".... for exposing the mass surveillance and abuse of secrecy authorities to the public. nt limpyhobbler Jun 2013 #9

'Exposing' is a relative term depending on what someone deems 'exposing'. railsback Jun 2013 #10

If it's not a new revelation then why did the NSA denied it until Snowden leaked it? limpyhobbler Jun 2013 #11

What did they deny? railsback Jun 2013 #12

I'm not sure, but I think he has to be convicted in order to be pardoned NV Whino Jun 2013 #3

The President can pardon a person who has not yet been charged or convicted. limpyhobbler Jun 2013 #4

I stand corrected, but good luck with that. NV Whino Jun 2013 #5