FWIW everyone whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence was guilty of Treason.
>>FWIW everyone whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence was guilty of Treason.<<
Nice point. But to expand upon it, had they not successfully revolted, many of the signers would have likely been put to death for treason by the British eventually.
I think that’s what we’re missing here. An act of treason means you’re abandoning your country; you’ve given up on going a more conventional route to right a wrong. Have we reached the point where treason is justified, or was there a legal, i.e., non-treasonous, route for him to take? Were there no legislators in the loop that he could have gone to, or no Inspectors General? If not, he might have felt that the course the Founders took was his only option, but in doing so, he was abandoning his own government, as did the Founders.
One thing I’m certain of. Had the mainstream press in this country done its civic (and professional) duty, Snowden’s actions would not have been necessary. As many have pointed out, we’ve suspected this sort of abuse all along, and it wouldn’t have taken long for a diligent press to dig out most of it. Instead, 90 percent of them have devoted their efforts to re-bury what has already been dug up, Fast and Furious, and Benghazi both being prime examples.
After all, who broke all this? The Guardian of New York City or Washington D.C.? Hardly. That alone speaks volumes.