Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
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#2Good.
I wish that he would just pardon her, though. I don't want the next administration to somehow undo this.
Re: Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
#3Good. I wish that he would just pardon her, though. I don't want the next administration to somehow undo this.
Yes, it seems very cowardly and very much passing the buck and doesn't acknowledge that what she did was justified at all, just that mercy was granted.
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#4I hope this will set the tone for how whistleblowers are treated in the future, and I wonder what the President Elect has to say about this.
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#5I am going to miss Obama.
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#6This is great and I think pretty easy to see as a good thing by all sides (I hope). I never understand why pardons and this type of thing always seem to have a waiting period though; just being grateful the right thing (As I see it) is being done.
Re: Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
#7Good. I wish that he would just pardon her, though. I don't want the next administration to somehow undo this.
She can't be tried again though, so how would they undo it?
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#8I am going to miss Obama.
Why?
Re: Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
#9I hope this will set the tone for how whistleblowers are treated in the future, and I wonder what the President Elect has to say about this.
I am confident he will have a few tweets about this before tomorrow morning.
Does anyone know if President Elect Trump has the authority to overturn this sentence commuting?
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