My biggest issue with all this is that exactly. Ultimately Snowden, right or wrong, was the messenger that everyone tries killing. We can all debate the correctness of his personal actions and motivations and fairly. But the people and programs he exposed AND those that are responsible for enacting them are the real issue and problem. The mere fact that a collaboration of American pols got together and enabled this to spy on their own voters is the greatest evil and all of it is their ultimate responsibility.
If Snowden had not started revealing national security information, I would be on his side. I would defend him. Part of what he revealed was very important domestically. Other parts..., he really screwed up IMO.
You talk about the entities in the U. S., the NSA and politicians, I’m all for going after as many of them as we can find.
I’m tired of our elected officials and appointees getting a free ride when they screw up. Prosecute them and treat them like any other criminal.
We know there were Constitutional infractions here. They took a oath. Prosecute.
Remember those Whitewater hearings from the 90s. Those did more to destroy my respect for Congress and the Presidency than anything else I can point to.
Those ass hats in Washington need to live by the same laws we do. This really rubs me the wrong way.
Way to go Norm. I don’t care if it’s the State Dept., the IRS or the NSA: once they start lying to us they should be held responsible, and they are not being held responsible.
Snowden held their feet to the fire. Singlehandedly he’s done a lot more than the Democrats’(disturbingly) more-than-loyal opposition.
The GOP establishment and it’s resident FR sycophants can go to he//.