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If a republican is elected, ed might stay away from the US for a long time.

• thephyber 11y ago
  To be honest, it doesn't seem to have to do with political party affiliation. President Obama's administration has been arguably more hawkish against national security disclosures (when they don't benefit the administration) than Bush's was[1], and his administration has set up quite a few cases that involved tapping the communications of journalists. I liked Candidate Obama quite a bit and am fairly disappointed in President Obama's policies. " The Obama administration, which promised during its transition to power that it would enhance “whistle-blower laws to protect federal workers,” has been more prone than any administration in history in trying to silence and prosecute federal workers."[2] [1] http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jan/10/jake-tapper/cnns-tapper-obama-has-used-espionage-act-more-all-/ http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jan/10/... [2] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/business/media/white-house-uses-espionage-act-to-pursue-leak-cases-media-equation.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/business/media/white-house...
• steamer25 11y ago
  If the election were held tomorrow between a generic Democrat and a generic Republican, I'd write in Edward Snowden. Right now, I can't imagine either of the parties yielding a better candidate. If enough others did the same, I think the discussion might actually be elevated enough to make a difference--I won't be holding my breath, though.