In a statement, the Montana Republican party said it “wholeheartedly condemns the comment that was made and under no circumstance is violence against someone with opposing political views acceptable”.
KarmaKarma wrote: So you support a porn star payoff lie, going limp in front of Putin at Helsinki, the adolescent name-calling, the misogyny, the vitriol thrown about at the rallies, Trump's ignorance regarding Frederick Douglass and the boundaries of Colorado, the magic marker hurricane path, the making fun of a disabled reporter, the comment of "shithole" countries, family nepotism in his administration, a skeleton 'acting' cabinet where people are leaving in droves, screwing over farmers, not bringing back manufacturing or coal jobs (auto plants are still closing), the Trump businesses and hotels making money via the presidency and state visits, and the desertion of our allies in Syria?
No defense of the indefensible, so here comes the squirrel pointing to Hillary or Obama, in 3, 2, 1 ...
KarmaKarma wrote: So you support a porn star payoff lie, going limp in front of Putin at Helsinki, the adolescent name-calling, the misogyny, the vitriol thrown about at the rallies, Trump's ignorance regarding Frederick Douglass and the boundaries of Colorado, the magic marker hurricane path, the making fun of a disabled reporter, the comment of "shithole" countries, family nepotism in his administration, a skeleton 'acting' cabinet where people are leaving in droves, screwing over farmers, not bringing back manufacturing or coal jobs (auto plants are still closing), the Trump businesses and hotels making money via the presidency and state visits, and the desertion of our allies in Syria?
No defense of the indefensible, so here comes the squirrel pointing to Hillary or Obama, in 3, 2, 1 ...
Yes on all 3 counts. But your last statement is pure speculation. The original question was whether the whistle blower rules/protections applied equally to .gov employees and contractors. The answer is not completely clear, but generally accepted as Yes. Snowden used a 'no' answer to justify his actions. I don't necessarily disagree with his reasoning, but I'm happy he took his course of action. It is still not correct to say he had no other option.
Allow me to clarify: he took the only course available that would expose the problem.
He could also have done what everyone else in his position had done: collect his paycheck and keep his mouth shut. Yes, that's an option, but not one his conscience could abide.
Leaving aside the employee/contractor question, the current whistle blower faced all the same challenges you listed above. Yet he took a different course of action. He faced the same 3 challenges that you listed above. I think you can say he is facing a lot of challenges, but the fact that we are all here discussing it pretty much means that he wasn't (effectively) silenced. As to whether or not the crimes will continue - we have yet to see. Also, I'd say both Snowden and the current WB di the right thing, and I'd call them both patriots.
There's no comparison. Trump's whistleblower had a majority in the House looking for anythingâanything at allâto throw at Trump. He knew he'd get a friendly reception and get offered what protection they could deliver. Snowden had no such allies.
Yes, they're both patriots and deserve our thanks, but the risks Snowden took and the consequences he faces are far worse.
That's how I sees it though the motivation and background of the whistle blower will be met with much suspicion if nothing comes from it. Now if Trump really did commit an impeachable offense, then it is moot, the whistle blower did a great service to our country regardless of motivation. We shall see. Maybe we are all not considering a completely different angle here in the big picture. Is Trump's master plan to pull the curtain off of everything and pull everyone down with him? The way things are going looks like in Washington, "they are all going to die a little in that war." Both parties look bad and will be badly damaged when the dust is cleared on this one and I for one think this is ultimately a good thing for our country. Will Trump's legacy be that he was the domino that set forth the eventual demise of the two party duopoly as we know it?
