lo country Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Link the the gentleman who broke the NSA story ie the guy who called the UK. Good read. Should alarm all persons', regardless of political affiliation. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I have mixed feelings about this. a) if the government is doing something they shouldn't be doing, someone who blows the whistle should not be punished. b) If you have security clearance to stuff that involves national security, the government should be able to trust you that you will keep it secret. Not sure how to balance those two. 1 Link to comment
rawhide Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I agree with his speech. Citizens should have personal privacy, free speech and all the "rights" afforded by the Constitution. Now if he and I could agree on the 2A http://www.ijreview....ected-of-crime/ Link to comment
huKSer Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Girl friend: "You hang up first" Boy friend: "No, you hang up first" Obama: "How about you both hang up when I count to three" 3 Link to comment
Ziggy Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 I have mixed feelings about this. a) if the government is doing something they shouldn't be doing, someone who blows the whistle should not be punished. b) If you have security clearance to stuff that involves national security, the government should be able to trust you that you will keep it secret. Not sure how to balance those two. I would think that the same way that military members are taught to follow all orders unless an order is in direct violation of law/code, Geneva convention, etc etc. Any employee should be sheltered for releasing information that they feel is against the law/ constitution. But indiscriminate release, or releasing to foreign governments, enemies of the state, etc should be prosecuted and stand trial in front of a jury of their peers. Edited: didn't like the way "no personal thought process" sounded. Link to comment
rawhide Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Good ol Joey B tellin' it like it was: http://www.ijreview....ying-president/ Democrat or Repub; as stated by others, it doesn't matter. A Repub will be saying the same thing in 2 years if they're on the campaign trail. GBR Link to comment
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