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> House Intelligence Committee unanimously voted to ask Obama not to pardon Snowden > perhaps Obama had good reason not pardon Snowden > the damage Snowden di
by 4ntonius8lock 7y ago
> House Intelligence Committee unanimously voted to ask Obama not to pardon Snowden
> perhaps Obama had good reason not pardon Snowden
> the damage Snowden did was worse than his advocates are willing to acknowledge
The damage he did is precisely why his advocates want him pardoned.
He damaged people who were subverting the US constitution. He provided the evidence for this.
Some us think the organizations he damaged were/are acting against our democratic institutions, and therefore the damage is welcome. He not getting granted a pardon would seem to us as evidence that these anti-democratic, anti-bill of rights forces are deeply connected to the highest levels of government.
But the key here is how you perceive the people who are subverting our liberty. Welcome anti-terrorist agents? Or anti-democratic shadow agents with the capacity to implement turn key dictatorship?
- WillPostForFood 7y agoIf all he did was damage improper or illegal NSA domestic programs, why do think Obama didn't pardon him. The House Intel Committee report, which was unanimously approved by Democrats and Republicans says there was damage to foreign intelligence gathering.