Chelsea Manning Release & then Served Again with Another Subpoena | Armstrong Economics

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Chelsea Manning was released from the Virginia jail where she spent 62 days for refusing to testify about her past ties to WikiLeaks before a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia. While contempt cannot be maintained beyond the term of the Grand Jury, they will simply conjure up another one. The attorneys for Manning said the release came after the grand jury’s term expired on Thursday which is required by law. However, her legal team has already been served another subpoena. It demands she appear before a different grand jury on May 17th. They will be able to throw her back in jail again for 18 months. Manning has vowed not to answer any questions and, therefore, will be imprisoned yet again. Then at the trial of Assange, she can be subpoenaed yet again and throw into prison and that time they may seek criminal contempt which she will be imprisoned for another 5 years. We no longer respect the rights of individuals. The demands of the state supersede all constitutional rights.
— Read on www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/rule-of-law/chelse-manning-release-then-served-again-with-another-subpoena/

Leakers are punished much more severely than corrupt politicians.

The Importance of the Underworld ~ The Imaginative Conservative

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The mythic theme of descent to the underworld is virtually universal. The hero journeys to the underworld to confront the monster, then returns with the prize. That the hero must go down into the depths to battle the dark forces seems written into the very fabric of human psychology… (essay by Dwight Longenecker)
— Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2019/05/importance-underworld-dwight-longenecker.html

Way down deep inside of all of us…………………

Bernie and Ocasio-Cortez Declare War on the Poor With Anti-Credit-Card Law | Mises Institute

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Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unveiled sweeping new legislation on Thursday that would impose a federal cap of 15% on credit-card interest rates. The bill would also allow state governments to set interest-rate ceilings even lower than the federal mandate.
— Read on mises.org/power-market/bernie-and-ocasio-cortez-declare-war-poor-anti-credit-card-law

The politicians seldom have the right answer and the unintended consequences of their actions often hurt those they claim to protect.