Do you support the NSA collecting ALL phone calls and stuff?

[LordSquidworth]

The pressure we put on others to hand him over?

Even though we are a country that grants political asylum all... the... time...

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by LordSquidworth

The pressure we put on others to hand him over?

Even though we are a country that grants political asylum all... the... time...

Political asylum is is reserved to those fleeing ethic, racial, or political persecution. He broke very specific laws, the violation of which he would be prosecuted for in each and every country that he has applied to for asylum. The only justification that any nation, including the U.S., for granting asylum would be that if he were to be returned to a requesting nation he would face torture and/or a political trial. When Snowden is returned to the U.S. he will be granted all the rights of any individual charged with a crime; the right to counsel, the right to be tried in open court by a jury of his peers. Snowden does not fit any of those categories or conditions which is why so far no nation is willing to grant him asylum much less immunity from extradition.

[Perryview22]

we'll see if there is some sovereign nation ready to assert itself over the bullyish influence of the asylum seeker's country.

[natalie469]

Originally Posted by lionking

Lots of peole calling Snowden a traitor, but hardly any outcry coming from people about the disregard to the 4th amendment by the government.

So basically it is what is and just deal with it right? Is that the attitude? Government and Obama caught with their hand in the cookie jar but the response is "meh I can't be bothered by that my dailly life would be interupted gotta pay the bills so no time too care" and the response by Obama is "ok so yeah.....now that we have been exposed yes we are doing that.....so what? what are you gonna do about it?".

But isn't this all part of the patriot act. Do you not think this was going on in the Bush administration. Obama just continued it.