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> it is illegal to knowingly publish classified information It is illegal to who? If I came upon classified DoD information, I would publish it with my own nam
by Tuna-Fish 17y ago
> it is illegal to knowingly publish classified information
It is illegal to who? If I came upon classified DoD information, I would publish it with my own name, and let them have fun trying to figure out how to stick their laws to someone who is not their citizen. Plenty of wikileaks ppl are not Americans -- you cannot expect them to follow your laws.
> What kind of society have we come to where it is revered to break the law in order to exact some change on our government?
You know, the one where the last time the government got too uppity you decided to kill/exile the lot?
> The point I'm really trying to make is that they are actively trying to acquire and release classified information, which is direct disregard for the law. If they were to "go away" I would neither be surprised, nor feel compassion.
So you believe an ordinary citizen shouldn't break the laws against his government, but the government should be allowed to break its own laws against the citizens. At least be coherent, if they "Went away" that would mean a vast array of laws would be broken.
- crosvenir 17y agoWell said! > Plenty of wikileaks ppl are not Americans -- you cannot expect them to follow your laws. A more than valid point. I had not considered the community nature of the site, nor the state in which it's owners are based. > You know, the one where the last time the government got too uppity you decided to kill/exile the lot? I assume you're speaking of the war in Iraq. Hmmm... I see a significant difference between a citizen breaking the laws of his own country (as this is what I was referring to) and a country breaking no laws to stop a tyrant who was slaughtering his own people. Wow I'm sure this will be a popular opinion here. > So you believe [...] the government should be allowed to break its own laws against the citizens. [...] if they "Went away" that would mean a vast array of laws would be broken. Well, I was assuming that if the owners/maintainers of the site went to jail then the site would go away. I was not trying to say that the government should reject 1st amendment rights. Again I was assuming 100% US citizen involvement in this. It was a bad assumption, granted.
- Tuna-Fish 17y ago> I assume you're speaking of the war in Iraq. Hmmm... I see a significant difference between a citizen breaking the laws of his own country (as this is what I was referring to) and a country breaking no laws to stop a tyrant who was slaughtering his own people. Wow I'm sure this will be a popular opinion here. No, I mean the American Revolution.
- Confusion 17y agoAt least be coherent Minor nitpick: you mean consistent.
- Tuna-Fish 17y agoThanks, teaches me to post when tired.