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As far as I'm concerned this is the first thing that Obama did that was a real progressive act. Thank God he did this. If only he did the same for Snowden.
by pfarnsworth 9y ago
As far as I'm concerned this is the first thing that Obama did that was a real progressive act. Thank God he did this. If only he did the same for Snowden.
- fixermark 9y agoIt's unlikely Snowden will ever get a pardon. Functional governments have a vested interest in not forgiving blatant disregard for their laws, regardless of the morality of the acts that led to the disregard. It's possible (but probably unlikely) that he could have been pardoned, found innocent, or had a sentence commuted had he turned himself in, but escaping the reach of American justice? There's very little incentive for a country to reward "Break the law then run from our jurisdiction," independent of the details. Snowden's successfully attained a life probably free of American legal influence. His reward is a life free of American legal influence.
- pfarnsworth 9y agoI agree. And I doubt his fate is going to get any better in the future, unfortunately.
- fixermark 9y agoHis fate is pretty good as-is, right? I hear Russia is a beautiful country.
- pfarnsworth 9y agoI wouldn't characterize it as pretty good. He's living day to day, and at any point Russia could change their minds. Snowden basically sacrificed his life and freedom for the rest of us.
- CaptSpify 9y ago> Functional governments have a vested interest in not forgiving blatant disregard for their laws Unless you are high enough on the food-chain