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USG Trying to Make It Impossible for Reality Winner to Defend Herself in Court

• colemannugent 9y ago
  What happened to rule of law? Can someone older than me confirm my belief that the events of this century demonstrate an unprecedented level of contempt from the US government towards the rights of citizens?
  • lovich 9y ago
    The government has always had contempt for people under it. There has been a constant violation of rights that people have had to fight against since the creation of the United States. The government seems to have wisened up and is now trying to remove people's ability to fight back
  • lern_too_spel 9y ago
    This is standard maneuvering by the prosecution. You'll see your local DA play similar games to get more convictions. The defense is expected to argue their case appropriately for the judge to rule correctly on these matters.
• nl 9y ago
  To be honest this sounds.. kind of reasonable? She took a top secret document out of the NSA and leaked it. That is against the law, and all those saying "what about the rule of law" need to consider that. The SCIF stuff is just the normal hassle of having to deal with classified information. There's no conspiracy here - information goes into classified areas and doesn't come out. The stuff about not using news reports is the same thing as how people with clearance couldn't read Wikileaks: having clearance means you only access classified information you are authorized to have.