Part 13/16:
He warns of the long-term economic and societal costs of unchecked government and corporate overreach, highlighting how automation, AI, and digital currencies could enable comprehensive surveillance and loss of individual sovereignty—topics he approaches with concern but also as opportunities for resistance and reform.
Pardon Power and Ethical Stances on Controversial Figures
On justice and forgiveness, Kennedy affirms that he would pardon Snowden on Day One, recognizing the importance of transparency and whistleblower protection. He indicates that he would carefully review cases like Ross Albrecht’s, asserting that if he found the sentences punitive or intended as signals regarding cryptocurrencies, those too would warrant reconsideration.