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Ah, got it. I'll have to look into it a little more. It does seem there's some uncertainty about the total. http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/201
by thissideup 12y ago
Ah, got it. I'll have to look into it a little more. It does seem there's some uncertainty about the total.
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jan/10/jake-tapper/cnns-tapper-obama-has-used-espionage-act-more-all-/ http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/jan/10/...
- thissideup 12y agoThat said, the number of Espionage Act prosecutions by this admin. is concerning and pernicious in itself.
- tptacek 12y agoCan you support that argument with evidence?
- thissideup 12y agoYes, the evidence would be every Espionage Act prosecution under the Obama administration. Which are more numerous than the total of every previous administration since 1917. If you could justify how that's not worrisome that would be great. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage_Act_of_1917 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espionage_Act_of_1917
- SamReidHughes 12y agoMaybe such cases are easier to prosecute in the computer era?
- tptacek 12y agoIf you read the link I posted upthread, I won't have to repeat my response to the claim that Obama is more zealous about the Espionage Act than his predecessors.