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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRand Paul Suggests Snowden And Clapper Share A Prison Cell
Rand Paul Suggests Snowden And Clapper Share A Prison Cell
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Sunday suggested that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper should share a prison cell in the U.S.
"Maybe if they served in a prison cell together, we'd become further enlightened as a country over what we should and shouldn't do," he said on ABC's "This Week."
Paul said that he does not believe Snowden deserves harsh punishment for his leaks, but believes that both Snowden and Clapper broke the law.
"So James Clapper did break a law and there is a prison sentence for that. So did Edward Snowden," he said. "I don't think Edward Snowden deserves the death penalty or life in prison. I think that's inappropriate. And I think that's why he fled, because that's what he faced."
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Sunday suggested that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper should share a prison cell in the U.S.
"Maybe if they served in a prison cell together, we'd become further enlightened as a country over what we should and shouldn't do," he said on ABC's "This Week."
Paul said that he does not believe Snowden deserves harsh punishment for his leaks, but believes that both Snowden and Clapper broke the law.
"So James Clapper did break a law and there is a prison sentence for that. So did Edward Snowden," he said. "I don't think Edward Snowden deserves the death penalty or life in prison. I think that's inappropriate. And I think that's why he fled, because that's what he faced."
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Rand Paul Suggests Snowden And Clapper Share A Prison Cell (Original Post)
ProSense
Jan 2014
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TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)1. The Randstander. Knows little, speaks much.
MindPilot
(12,693 posts)4. "Randstander" -- love it! n/t
ProSense
(116,464 posts)2. Kick! n/t
meow2u3
(24,764 posts)3. meow2u3 suggests Rand Paul and Ted Cruz share a prison cell
Enough said.
LumosMaxima
(585 posts)5. I was going to say Rand & his father.
But I like your idea better.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)6. We have lots of prisons these days, plenty of room, and they are going to need new inmates
now the Drug War is ending. We need to think big about this.