Posted on 12/05/2016 3:49:03 PM PST by Olog-hai
The American Civil Liberties Union and gay-rights groups are lobbying President Barack Obama to commute the prison sentence of a transgender soldier who leaked classified government and military documents.
The ACLU said the letter Monday co-signed by more than a dozen civil rights groups considers Chelsea Manning’s 35-year sentence unprecedented. …
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No recommendation for a reduced sentence, just let him...no, her...no, it go.
In proposing commutation, the ACLU (and supporting civil rights groups) are basically saying deliberately stealing and leaking over 700,000 classified documents is so minor an offense (if you are a transgender) that the punishment should be limited to time served. (Of course, they also believe it should have been praised for its patriotism in leaking the documents in the first place and not tried and convicted.)
The willful immorality of the Left is endless.
Have him room with Bo Bergdahl for the next 30 years.
Can hardly wait. Bring the popcorn. Disgusting little pile of fecal matter.
I see what you did there < VBEG >
I’m a white guy who thinks he should be executed......no, wait, I’m a black
guy who thinks
that he should be retried.....no, wait, I’m a chinese guy who thinks that he should be acquitted.....Life is so confusing when you don’t know what you are.....
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