afella
Mayor
To be honest most of this administration is full of firsts.There have been no reprisals against the leaker.
The only person subverting the law was the leaker who divulged the president's conversation with the President of Ukraine. The leakers in the White House also previously exposed the phone conversations of Trump with the leaders of Australia and Mexico.
I'd like you to be really honest and tell me when you've EVER heard of another American President's phone conversations with world leaders being exposed through leaking??
But here you are contending that it is not only fair but the proper thing to do.
If you're comfortable subverting presidential protections and you're good with the precedent that has been set then don't complain when all future US presidents have their phone conversations leaked as well.
I, for one, am not.
On a side note..... are you aware that Obama prosecuted more whisltleblowers than all presidents prior to him?? I am going to assume you were just fine with that. You noticeable lack of outrage is apparent.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/obama-whistleblower-prosecutions-press_n_3091137
https://www.thenation.com/article/obamas-crackdown-whistleblowers/
Yes, if a person has knowledge that a president is potentially misusing their power in phone calls, I'm all for it. Then theres an investigation, and the chips fall where they may.
Presidents have far to much power, and far to many protections. ANYTHING to curtail that power and those protections is welcome on my part.
I'm sorry you understand my opposition to the current administration, an attempted dictatorship, as a love for obama. Obama's treatment of whistle blowers, and the expansion of the intelligence community (along with Bush), is abhorrent at the best. Treasonous in my opinion. But neither democrats or republicans care about that.
Anything that maintains or brings power back to the people of this country and limits or severely restricts a politician's power is a positive. I would say it's necessary. Like I said, so called conservatives dont care about that any more, atleast not when it isnt politically beneficial. Hell liberals dont anymore either.