The problem is you feel it is a good cause. You feel it is 100% ethical and moral. My point is you, I or the president should not be making those decisions. We have a court system that is flawed at times but it is the best in the world. They make those decisions.
From the beginning I have said this is one law I would like to see changed. The president and governors should not have this power. That is not what I asked you. What if it was probation, 1 day in jail, 10, year, or years? What if was losing a job? How about being an outcast to your community? We all have different pressure points.
1. Wrong, you're confusing what I said about Manning and whistleblowers in general. Manning wasn't 100% right for what he did. He deserved some time and he paid for his actions. The problem I mentioned earlier is that other whistleblowers may be 100% ethically right for whistleblowing yet still face the full force of the law.
2. Court isn't about judging a persons ethics or morals. It's about judging whether a crime was committed. Obama was granted the power to judge ethical wrongdoings and he used that right to my satisfaction. If you ask me, that right was granted specifically because the court can't always get it right, they are bound by the law no matter how wrong it might be.
3. No one can claim to be smart enough to know how much they will suffer. The current laws are extremely complicated and almost never protect whistleblowers. You can probably understand how that doesn't encourage whistleblowing.
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