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Re:Spy or whistleblower? Should Obama settle with Snowden? by r00fus on Saturday July 16, 2016 @11:20PM (#12108890)
Seriously, while I entertain the possibility of voting for Hillary, I still think the fact she's running for President shouldn't exempt her from the law.

Of course, that brings up the question - was she really breaking the law? Were others before her doing the same?

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Re:Spy or whistleblower? Should Obama settle with Snowden? by rayiner on Saturday July 16, 2016 @11:47PM (#12108942)
The problem is that the executive's power to prosecute can be abused to undermine democracy when it's targeted Presidential candidates. Politically motivated prosecution is not unheard of. That's not the risk in this specific case, but that's not a road I want to start walking down.
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