In the final countdown to a change of guard in the Oval office, Obama, has at the very end, done the right thing. His actions will not only prevent the further unwarranted and inexcusable persecution of whistleblowers but will also allow Private Chelsea Manning to get the medical assistance she needs as a transgender woman. Even after undergoing a sex change surgery, Manning has been held at the men’s military prison at Fort Leavenworth. But thanks to the commutation order, she will now walk free on May 17 of this year instead of 2045.