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kenn3d

(486 posts) Sun Oct 18, 2015, 09:18 AM Oct 2015

Bernie Sanders Beat Hillary Clinton Debating Edward Snowden, Civil Liberties?

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Bernie Sanders Beat Hillary Clinton Debating Edward Snowden, Civil Liberties? (Original Post) kenn3d Oct 2015 OP

They both had the same position: JaneyVee Oct 2015 #1

Yes, Snowden should go to trial, no doubt about it, if Sanders thinks otherwise then perhaps he Thinkingabout Oct 2015 #2

Hillary misrepresented Snowden's options, Vattel Oct 2015 #3

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

1. They both had the same position:

Reply to kenn3d (Original post)

Sun Oct 18, 2015, 09:41 AM

Oct 2015

That he should at least go on trial.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

2. Yes, Snowden should go to trial, no doubt about it, if Sanders thinks otherwise then perhaps he

Reply to kenn3d (Original post)

Sun Oct 18, 2015, 10:29 AM

Oct 2015

should rethink his presidency bid since he will be having to uphold the laws of the US.

Vattel

(9,289 posts)

3. Hillary misrepresented Snowden's options,

Reply to kenn3d (Original post)

Sun Oct 18, 2015, 10:40 AM

Oct 2015

pretending he could have used whistleblower protections and still got his information about illegal spying out to the public. Clinton also emphasized the alleged harm he did.

Sanders believed he performed a useful function that should be taken into account in deciding what punishment he should face. He did think he should be tried, but suggested that the punishment should be relatively mild because of the value of his whistleblowing.

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