His *motivations* deserve a Medal of Freedom.
His *actions* deserve prosecution.
... and this is probably why people are so torn about this issue. It's an awfully fine line.
Laz, when I see Pelosi, Holder, Clinton, McCain, Little Lindsey, and Rove and all,all agreeing on something ,anything, I know to disagree. You have to take the good with the bad sometimes.
Tough call for a lot of people, particularly if one believes the state is the moral arbitor and possesses supreme soveriegnty to do as they wish.
We should have a clandestine system to watch our enemies amd eventually confront them judicially or by means of war but, it cannot come at the expense of our rights and violate that which is God given and spelled out specifically as the right of the people.
Perhaps a bit of proof that "The law is an ass" is an apropos statement...