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In reply to the discussion: Mike Luckovich is gonna piss off all the NSA supporters/Snowden haters here [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)btw, when the story first broke and no one knew who he was. He quickly disabused them of that charge and identified himself.
Snowden clearly has revealed as evident in the recent ruling in real Court that what the NSA is doing is unconstitutional.
Now that a real court has ruled on the subject rather than the rubber stamp secret court, Congress needs to do its duty and begin the investigations that are required when crimes are committed.
Snowden is no different than Ellsberg who was once vilified also but is now considered to be a hero.
People who witness crimes have an obligation to report them. Most remain quiet when the crimes are committed by powerful people, understandably. But every once in a while, someone has the courage to do what is right as Ellsberg did, and Manning, and Snowden, and others, all knew the consequences they would face. Those who followed the rules covering Whistle Blowers, were persecuted also, losing their jobs, reputations, and even freedom. Seeing how THEY were treated, most now take steps to protect themselves and they sure won't trust any advice to 'follow the rules' after witnessing what happened to those who did.