How far has our country gone down the political corruption rabbit hole? Things that once brought down a president and overturned a government have now been ruled A-OK. America hero Daniel Ellsberg - who gave up his career and profession and faced over one hundred years in jail for spying - fought for what he believed was right only to see his life work invalidated by a congress filled with law makers who were old enough to have gone to Vietnam but didn't.Also, the PBS series POV is streaming “The Most Dangerous Man inAmerica: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers,” on June 13 and 14.
In this interview, Ellsberg says, "Richard Nixon, if he were alive today, would feel vindicated that all the crimes he committed against me–which forced his resignation facing impeachment–are now legal. " (Thanks to the Patriot Act and other laws passed in recent years.) And he says all presidents since Nixon have violated the constitution, most recently President Obama, with the bombing of Libya.The full article is here: http://inthearena.blogs.cnn.com/2011/06/07/daniel-ellsberg-all-the-crimes-richard-nixon-committed-against-me-are-now-legal/
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