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Espionage laws are void (per the first amendment), and hence not relevant to legitimate court cases (regardless of how much existing practice fails to respect t
by a1369209993 5y ago
Espionage laws are void (per the first amendment), and hence not relevant to legitimate court cases (regardless of how much existing practice fails to respect that). One could perhaps argue that he incited Manning to violate employment-related nondiclosure agreements, but in addition to being iffy on the face of it, AFAIK no has actually made such a argument separately from the anti-free-press-laws argument.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> Espionage laws are void (per the first amendment) Putting aside Internet commenters who aspire to usurp the Supreme Court, no, the laws of this land stand.
- zarzavat 5y agoWhen half the USSC judges are parachuted political operatives, the average HN commentator's opinion on the law is about as persuasive.
- himinlomax 5y agoDo the laws of Saudi Arabia or China stand for people who are not citizen nor residents of those countries?
- a1369209993 5y agoWell, that too, but even ignoring the inalienable rights angle and focusing purely on what's legal, the constitution supersedes congressional law by design.