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Should the U.S. government grant immunity to Edward Snowden?

Edward Snowden is a former National Security Agency contractor who turned over classified documents revealing a board global surveillance program previously unknown to anyone outside the intelligence community. After the documents were published in the Guardian Newspaper in June 2013 Snowden fled to Russia where he is currently living under asylum.

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55%
Yes
45%
No
42%
Yes
36%
No
10%
Yes, he should be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act
5%
No, he should be returned to the U.S. to stand trial and face the consequences of his actions
4%
Yes, investigate the CIA and NSA directors instead
4%
No, but investigate the CIA and NSA directors as well

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 @8D2PMVD from Indiana  answered…6yrs6Y

Who? I don’t know who he is.

 @595JX2Pfrom Arizona  answered…6yrs6Y

Edward Snowden is an american hero for exposing all the corruption in our government. He should be granted immunity and protected

 @4YBKK3Vfrom Florida  answered…6yrs6Y

If the government forgives Hillary Clinton it should forgive Snowden.

 @5DY9RNCfrom Maryland  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, he should be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act, and the directors of the CIA and NSA should be investigated.

 @594K78Cfrom Michigan  answered…6yrs6Y

If Hillary Clinton can do it then why can't he. Fix the system.

 @8NK6PJ6 from Kansas  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, as long as he is still granted asylum status elsewhere. He can never reliably expect to escape retaliation in the United States.

 @8YRCSQD from Tennessee  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, calling out your government on its wrongdoings should never be a crime.

 @4YBTSWZfrom Kansas  answered…6yrs6Y

No, he should be tried, but should he be convicted, he should be granted a pardon. We have a duty to uphold the law, and see justice prevail, but also a duty to see heroes are rewarded. This solution would address both issues at the same time.

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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