The whole thing about Snowden is that he made a pledge, under penalty of law (I love that phrase) and choose to ignore it. What else can he be trusted on?
Originally Posted by austin_voy
What about the pledge the constitution (and our elected officials and military) made us!!!! The FEDS have testified UNDER OATH that no such American Spying program exists...they fucking lied and we caught them thanks to this guy.
Thief? Yes.
Traitor? Contractually, yes.
Hero? Fuck Yeah!
Is he going to hang? Yes.
Will he be the martyr that starts the US uprising against our own government? I sure as shit hope so!
I know that our government has been watching us for treason and terrorism since forever, with Echelon and other SIGINT programs, and it is a violation of freedoms. I get it that we live in a dangerous world where people mad people do mad things, and people REALLY DO sleep safer at night knowing that BIG Bro/Sis is watching out for us, but WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN? Even the agency in charge of the watchmen is inept and toothless without the people demanding their freedoms be protected.
Anybody, regardless of their clearance or contract, who blows the whistle against a government violating the constitutional rights of its citizenry should be exalted as no less than a hero of the people. Those disclosure agreements are meant to keep information, policies, and processes away from the ENEMY. Are Americans the enemy of America?
...and now that the FBI is reading this and I am on a domestic terrorist list, I'd like to add that Snowden's girlfriend is hot; SCHWING!