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> “If I defected at all,” Snowden said, “I defected from the government to the public.” He can't run til 2020, but I'll cast an early vote now.
by quesera 13y ago
> “If I defected at all,” Snowden said, “I defected from the government to the public.”
He can't run til 2020, but I'll cast an early vote now.
- mattkrea 13y agoIf that isn't a quotable quote I don't know what is. I second that vote.
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- morganherlocker 13y agoI do not know if I would vote for him necessarily (not knowing much about the rest of his views), but a candidate who promised to pardon Snowden would receive a couple "get-out-of-terrible-policy-suggestion free cards" in my book.
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- eru 13y agoThey'll probably make him a felon, won't they? (Can you vote for felons in the US?)
- gonzo 13y agoYup. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States#Eligibility http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_the_United_States#...
- jasomill 13y agoSpeaking of which, if he were convicted and then elected President, one could make a reasonable argument that he could then pardon himself.
- Spoom 13y agoSo technically speaking, a murderer could be elected president, but not a legal immigrant.
- borski 13y agoWell, that depends, particularly for Snowden. "Under Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment, no person who swore an oath to support the Constitution, and later rebelled against the United States, can become president. However, this disqualification can be lifted by a two-thirds vote of each house of Congress."
- cdash 13y agoFederally I am pretty sure the answer yes, everything else would depend on the states I guess. In fact you can even be in prison I am pretty sure.
- peterkelly 13y agoBush and Obama both got elected for second terms...
- notdonspaulding 13y agoI see what you did there.
- sushirain 13y agoA convicted spy (he's charged with espionage) can't get elected: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Participants_in_rebellion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_Un...
- zrail 13y agoHe hasn't been tried or convicted (yet).
- saraid216 13y agoAnd people don't understand what makes Christianity appealing.
- delinka 13y agoMaybe it's just me, but I need you to tie this together for me.
- saraid216 13y agoThat was Jesus' big shtick. He defected from the "governments" to the "people". Broadening the possibility of salvation from the Jews to the Gentiles, transitioning the focus of spirituality from the Roman material world to the heavenly next. By simply sharing information. It's no different from what Snowden has done. You want to know why the US wants to crucify him? That's why. He's a messiah. Just like Obama was 5 years ago.
- walid 13y agoWOW man that was deep!