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Chelsea Manning Seeks U.S. Senate Seat for Maryland

posted by Fnord666 on Monday January 15 2018, @01:56AM   Printer-friendly
from the representative-of-the-people dept.

takyon writes:

Chelsea Manning eyes U.S. Senate seat for Maryland

Chelsea Manning, the transgender U.S. Army soldier who served seven years in military prison for leaking classified data, is seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate seat from Maryland, according to Federal election filings seen on Saturday.

[...] Democratic Senator Ben Cardin was elected in 2006 to that seat and is expected to run for re-election this year. He is the senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Cardin was easily re-elected in 2012, beating his Republican challenger by 30 points in the heavily-Democratic state.

Previously: Chelsea Manning Released from Prison, Remains on Active Duty Pending Appeal
Harvard Dean Rescinds Chelsea Manning's Visiting Fellow Invitation, Calling It a 'Mistake'

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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday January 15 2018, @07:46AM (4 children)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday January 15 2018, @07:46AM (#622487) Journal

    This is what is going to propel Oprah to become president one day. It's just so short sighted for both US tribes, red and blue, to compromise so hard on basic qualifications of leadership just so they WIN.

    The only qualifications for US president are a few constitutional provisions (35 years or older, "native born". etc) and winning the electoral college. That is it. As for Oprah, she would be more successful a businessperson than anyone who has been in the office ever. That's a pretty significant qualification right there.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 15 2018, @08:31AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 15 2018, @08:31AM (#622489)

    What really matters is policy. The fact that she supported the Iraq war, among other horrendous things, does not give me confidence in her ability to oppose the military industrial complex or the surveillance state.

    Too bad there aren't real penalties for violating the Constitution, like prison time. I would think 'respecting the Constitution' would be a requirement to remain in office, but nope.

    • (Score: 2) by beckett on Tuesday January 16 2018, @05:43AM (2 children)

      by beckett (1115) on Tuesday January 16 2018, @05:43AM (#623009)

      The fact that she supported the Iraq war

      Do you have access to her voting history as a senator from the future?

      What really matters is policy.

      If this is what really matters, then i'd advise giving her an opportunity to write policy before passing any kind of judgement.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 16 2018, @07:51PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 16 2018, @07:51PM (#623257)

        Do you have access to her voting history as a senator from the future?

        We have access to clips from her television show from the past. Bill Moyers selected a few about Iraq for Buying the War: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MlDwzb0tp8 [youtube.com]