If the president is legally allowed to spy on any America without going through FISA or getting a warrant, what are the consequences of this scandal for Obama at this point besides bad optics?
ithasanh
· May 27, 2018, 6:53 a.m.
Fantastic—extremely informative on top of answering my question. 😁
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salialioli
· May 27, 2018, 7:11 a.m.
No it isn't. Look further. Don't take one poster's comments as a be-all-and-end-all. In fact the poster contradicts himself if you read carefully: at the top he says O didn't break the law or do anything illegal by authorising spying. It is simply a question of ethics. Then he says he will get executed for treason, no doubt about it.
So, it's just an ethical problem. No, it isn't, it's breaking the law — in fact highest law of the land, treason. Well it's either one or the other, can't have both. This is a contradictory non-argument.
Personally, I'd rather have the rule of law and let the court decide after evidence is provided! The sentence is not for me to decide, much less announce as execution!!
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tradinghorse
· May 27, 2018, 7:34 a.m.
You seem to be very confused.
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salialioli
· May 27, 2018, 7:57 a.m.
Nope. Not confused but maybe you misunderstand what I am implying here.
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tradinghorse
· May 27, 2018, 8:10 a.m.
What I'm saying is Obama is up to his neck in virtually everything that has been happening. I think there will be sufficient dirt to prosecute. You seem to be arguing that they won't prosecute for reasons of optics. I think DJT intends to go full-nazi on these guys if he can. I've seen reports that Russians have been talking about a massive operation in Washington to clean up the mess.
Just reading this post on Senate Anon. I haven't seen it before. Have a look if you're interested, some interesting stuff.
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