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I imagine that he will keep moving until he gets asylum or some guarantees from the Chinese government.

• dllthomas 13y ago
  ... or is pardoned: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/pardon-edward-snowden/Dp03vGYD https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/pardon-edward-snow... Not that I am holding out a lot of hope, but the more signatures the better. It does seem like the best outcome; we need greater transparency, and whistle-blowers help with that substantially. See also: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/06/government_secr.html http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2013/06/government_sec...
  • zalew 13y ago
    not sure how it works in the US, but my understanding of a pardon is that you have to be trialed and convicted first, you can't be pardoned in blanco.
    • wtn 13y ago
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford#Pardon_of_Nixon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Ford#Pardon_of_Nixon
      • zalew 13y ago
        oh wow. ridiculous petitions aside, too bad he doesn't have any reason to pardon him - it's his last office anyway and the poor dude already put all his cards on the table.
        • dllthomas 13y ago
          If we collect enough signatures, he'll have to revisit if he wants to retain any credibility. Of course, "enough signatures" might well be upwards of 300 million...
    • pyre 13y ago
      You can be granted immunity.
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    • dllthomas 13y ago
      This is not the case in the US - the President's power to pardon is pretty broad, and has been used before conviction numerous times.
      • junto 13y ago
        But normally you pardon rich people that did something stupid, like Wall Street bankers who commit fraud.
        • dllthomas 13y ago
          There would certainly be some unusual things about this pardon, but none of those have a bearing on whether it is within the power of the presidency.