Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence

MickeyW said:

The decision by Mr. Obama rescued Ms. Manning, who twice tried to kill herself last year, from an uncertain future as a transgender woman incarcerated at the men’s military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. She has been jailed for nearly seven years, and her 35-year sentence was by far the longest punishment ever imposed in the United States for a leak conviction.

The act of clemency could be seen as a reversal, at least in part, of the Obama administration’s unprecedented criminal crackdown on leaking: The administration has brought charges in about nine cases, about twice as many as under all previous presidents combined.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/...s-bulk-of-chelsea-mannings-sentence.html?_r=0

I am appalled by this action. Thoughts?

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MickeyW said:

The decision by Mr. Obama rescued Ms. Manning, who twice tried to kill herself last year, from an uncertain future as a transgender woman incarcerated at the men’s military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. She has been jailed for nearly seven years, and her 35-year sentence was by far the longest punishment ever imposed in the United States for a leak conviction.

The act of clemency could be seen as a reversal, at least in part, of the Obama administration’s unprecedented criminal crackdown on leaking: The administration has brought charges in about nine cases, about twice as many as under all previous presidents combined.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/...s-bulk-of-chelsea-mannings-sentence.html?_r=0

I am appalled by this action. Thoughts?

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MickeyW said:

The decision by Mr. Obama rescued Ms. Manning, who twice tried to kill herself last year, from an uncertain future as a transgender woman incarcerated at the men’s military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. She has been jailed for nearly seven years, and her 35-year sentence was by far the longest punishment ever imposed in the United States for a leak conviction.

The act of clemency could be seen as a reversal, at least in part, of the Obama administration’s unprecedented criminal crackdown on leaking: The administration has brought charges in about nine cases, about twice as many as under all previous presidents combined.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/...s-bulk-of-chelsea-mannings-sentence.html?_r=0

I am appalled by this action. Thoughts?

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Crovax said:

From the article: "Asked about the two clemency applications on Friday, the White House spokesman, Josh Earnest, discussed the “pretty stark difference” between Ms. Manning’s case for mercy and Mr. Snowden’s. While their offenses were similar, he said, there were “some important differences.”

I think what Manning did is much worse than what Snowden did.

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joG said:

Obama was never very good at consistency. He doesn't seem to have appropriated what its purpose is.

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Abbazorkzog said:

There's already a thread on this, but good on you Obama!

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FieldTheorist said:

It was about time.

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MickeyW said:

I fully agree. And as far as we know, Snowden is "straight" while Manning is an "it".

obama and Lefties cater to the Its.

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MickeyW said:

obama was never good at anything except running his mouth. liberals all seem to have that in common. That asshole from Georgia who boycotted Bush's Inauguration and will do the same for Trump, is from the same mold.



Balderdash....it's preposterous and wrong!



See above. Less than 3 days until this obamanation is out.

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Abbazorkzog said:

What the fufk you talking about?

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