@rmockler Do you think Carter erred in pardoning all the Vietnam draft evaders and resisters? Or that Ellsberg should rightfully be in jail?
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@ChMadar not at all but the point is they had to be pardoned, which acknowledges the wrongdoing... -
@rmockler That's interesting…we're getting almost ritualistic here. You'd be cool with a pardon for Manning, Snowden then? -
@ChMadar Fine with ritualistic, one might even call it "rule of law." Also fine if motive/harm are considered in pursuing leakers.
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@ChMadar ... to acknowledge that you can't have individuals making ad hoc decisions about what should or should not be secret -
@rmockler But we have had individuals making such ad hoc decisions, & for a long time– How we found out more about Watergate, drone program… -
@ChMadar glad we did, but also don't want govt employees deciding which laws they are cool with
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@ChMadar ... It's possible both to acknowledge the value of what's been leaked and ....Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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