Miracles are not contrary to nature,
but only contrary to what we know about nature.
Saint Augustine
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On New POTUS Eve, I'm looking forward to going to work without having to see photos of Obama and Biden on the way to spoil my day.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 20, 2017
If Paul Simon noted there are 50 ways to leave your lover, Obama knew at least 10 ways to leave the Constitution. https://t.co/91x3Jxu9c1— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 20, 2017
On New POTUS Eve, Trump, who has had the highest disapproval ratings in recent American elections, enters with the lowest approval ratings.— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 20, 2017
I have better things to do than watch Trump's inauguration tomorrow. I'm tired of the Trumpkin apologists & 2-month-old progressive tantrums— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 20, 2017
This is Soft Rock America. After an 8-year sentence under the Obama regime, it's time to let off a little Steam: https://t.co/YlyNjHdeTJ— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) January 20, 2017
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The Fulfillment(?) of Obama's Promises
A Russian Student's Perspective on America
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(follow-up exchange on Pro-Life Libertarians on the Manning sentence commutation)So you expect one party to obey his part of the contract when he sees the other end breaching his part (eg breaking the oath of office by performing unconstitutional actions)? Military personnel are not expected to follow orders or keep contract when those orders are unconstitutional. Following orders is no excuse for allowing atrocities to occur. See the Nuremburg Defense which was created by our very own government based on the Nuremburg War Crime Trials.
[Respondent] you think merely by alleging the government breached Manning's contract that he is not responsible for his knowing, deliberate breach? That is, at best, convenient. In fact, Manning revealed a vast amount of data without any focused filtering beyond the fact they were classified secret. Moreover, Manning unwittingly or knowingly revealed the names of vulnerable people in sensitive positions, making him morally responsible for what follows.
Your attempted defense is laughable. First of all, Manning was not given an illegal order to violate the natural rights of others. Second, don't use the Nuremberg trials, a clear case of victor's justice. (America's moral ambiguity was seen in the case of Dresden and Tokyo fire bombings and the use of nuclear weapons.) JFK featured Robert Taft in his Profiles in Courage for opposing the Nuremberg trials.
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2014/02/06/three-leakers-and-what-do-about-them/
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Paul Davis, "Do Right"
