the only way Snowden isn’t a treasonous bastard like Bradley Manning is if the obama administration had intended to act against law abiding American citizens, such as unlawfully imprisoning or preventing the exercise of rights. The IRS scandal may be proof enough for that, but that has nothing to do with the NSA or keeping records. All three are treasonous bastards and should be dealt with accordingly.
It actually depends..., for me.
If Snowden had revealed spying on U. S. Citizens and revealed documents to prove it, I’ve got no problem with him.
When he reveals our clandestine operations on foreign soil, and drops documents to prove it, I think it very well may be treason.
I don’t have a problem with any government agency grabbing some isolated phone calls to stop terrorism. Even an after the fact explanation documentation is fine with me.
What I object to, is broad spying on U. S. citizens as a course of action. I object to this.