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treestar

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26. The US has no political prisoners

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #25)

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 06:55 PM

Jul 2013

It has no crimes on the books that have to do with criminal punishment for political opinion. The closest perhaps the Communist statutes during the cold war, and even they were for registering, not being jailed for it per se. There is no way to be jailed for running for office, talking smack about the President or any office holder (and we all know that's true.) There is no American who would not get due process if charged - there is no American who qualifies for political asylum anywhere (at least in countries honest about who should get it, which on paper, even Russia is).

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Edward Snowden Asking 15 Countries for Asylum, Russian Official Says [View all] Hissyspit Jul 2013 OP

Sorry Dude rtracey Jul 2013 #1

Yeah just the Chinese, Russians, Germans, French and on and on. dkf Jul 2013 #2

So you support our secret spying on everyone, shadow government? RC Jul 2013 #3

Every country has been spying on each other before the cold war. The issue at stake is the still_one Jul 2013 #6

Can they even tell the difference anymore? RC Jul 2013 #8

Not on this UNPRECEDENTED scale usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #13

No, and I din't support bank abuse either... brooklynite Jul 2013 #7

But if they exposed corruption in the home loan division by stealing copies of the paper work? RC Jul 2013 #9

"That is basically what Snowden did." Sorry but you are 100% wrong RC. cstanleytech Jul 2013 #16

His asylum plea would have no likelihood of being accepted by any JDPriestly Jul 2013 #22

Of course! Turbineguy Jul 2013 #27

he will find a country that will take him in. no matter what he says he is a traitor. he still_one Jul 2013 #4

Actually, Sheremetyevo has all the comforts of home brooklynite Jul 2013 #5

Some do. Such as Whistle blower Thomas Drake. cyclezealot Jul 2013 #11

Sorry dude Hissyspit Jul 2013 #15

Why would he hand appeals to other countries to Russian officials? Catherina Jul 2013 #10

I am very curious to find out -- Hell Hath No Fury Jul 2013 #20

Snowden Applies for Asylum in Russia struggle4progress Jul 2013 #12

Snowden Can Stay in Russia If He Wants – Putin struggle4progress Jul 2013 #14

Putin agrees to plug leaker flamingdem Jul 2013 #17

Weird, seeing as that whole alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #18

Russian political asylum law just like ours: treestar Jul 2013 #19

If the prosecution is for a political opinion or "crime," then I think a person JDPriestly Jul 2013 #23

It has to be type of thing like you might see in some third world countries treestar Jul 2013 #24

We wish. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #25

The US has no political prisoners treestar Jul 2013 #26

We have a massive surveillance program (metadata surveillance program) JDPriestly Jul 2013 #29

What a spineless weasel shawn703 Jul 2013 #21

If you saw some government program for which you were employed JDPriestly Jul 2013 #30

My disgust with Snowden has little to do with what he revealed about the NSA's domestic activities shawn703 Jul 2013 #31

Well, now that he has a list maybe he does not think Russia is the best stopping point after all. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #28