Edward Snowden is a former National Security Agency contractor who turned over classified documents revealing a board global surveillance program previously unknown to anyone outside the intelligence community. After the documents were published in the Guardian Newspaper in June 2013 Snowden fled to Russia where he is currently living under asylum.
Edward Snowden is an american hero for exposing all the corruption in our government. He should be granted immunity and protected
If the government forgives Hillary Clinton it should forgive Snowden.
Yes, he should be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act, and the directors of the CIA and NSA should be investigated.
If Hillary Clinton can do it then why can't he. Fix the system.
Yes, calling out your government on its wrongdoings should never be a crime.
I don’t even know who That is
No, but he should return to stand a fair trial, with the aim of the trial being to clarify the boundaries between whistleblowing and espionage, which would include investigation of the US government, CIA, and NSA.
No, he should be tried, but should he be convicted, he should be granted a pardon. We have a duty to uphold the law, and see justice prevail, but also a duty to see heroes are rewarded. This solution would address both issues at the same time.
Don’t know enough to have an opinion.
Yes, he should be protected under the Whistleblower Protection act and there should an investigation into the CIA and NSA.
Yes, he should be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act and should investigate the CIA and NSA directors.
Yes, He should be returned but the CIA and NSA directors should be investigated.
Nothing is going to happen to Snowden, he's an intelligence actor with a script.
I honestly dont have an opinion.
I think he should be serving his time here while there is an investigation going on about this towards the CIA and NSA.
Who is that, anyway, Hidden Valley Ranch!
He should be charged with breaking the code of conduct, but I don't think what he did compromised the countries safety, therefore he should be aloud to come back to the USA, charged with fines and given a normal life again. It was largely a victimless act
If his actions warrant that he should be protected under the whistleblower protection act then he should be afforded that right. If it is proven in a court of law that he Is not protected under the whistleblower protection act then he should stay in trial and face the consequences of his actions. Regardless, the CIA and NSA directors should be investigated.
Yes, he should be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act, but due to the nature of the documents he shared he should not be allowed to have any connection to individuals with access to classified information.
Yes, and the US government should grant immunity to all whistleblowers.
Yes, he should be both protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act, AND the CIA, FBI and NSA should ALL be investigated. There is a reason he wanted the truth out there.
If he violated terms of his contract he should be tried, if that is all then his return should be considered
I am uneducated of who he is.
No, he should be returned to the U.S. to stand trial and face the consequences of his actions and the CIA and NSA directors should be investigated was well
If there is probable cause that he committed a crime against the United States then he should be held accountable. If no crime was committed then he should be allowed to return home.
No he should not be allowed to return, but he should stand trial and face his consequences. I also feel that all of the CIA and NSA should be investigated.
Yes, investigate the CIA and NSA directors instead also the elitists let the asians and african get away with alot
No opinion, no previously known information to support anything.
Yes and abolish the NSA
Yes, he should be protected under the Whistleblower Protection Act and the federal government should investigate the CIA and NSA directors as well.
No, but investigate the CIA and NSA directors, as well as force him to face the consequences of releasing highly classified intel.
No, but his legal defense and sentencing should give great weight to the fact that federal courts have since agreed that the activity he exposed was unconstitutional. His punishment should be relatively light, perhaps even considered to have already been served by his self-imposed exile.
Yes and to all other whistleblowers
I think he should be allowed back to the US. But no immunity needs to be given.
Not just immunity. He, and other individuals responsible for exposing government misconduct (e.g. Chelsea Manning, Julian Aussange, Daniel Hale) should be recognized as heros and receive public acclaim for their actions.
I don't have enough information to make a decision
We deserved to know we were being watched.
Not informed enough to make an opinion.
Absolutely. Snowden is an American hero, who exposed government surveillance for what it is. He should be pardoned for selling information to Russia, as well. He likely had to do that to ensure his survival.
yes, but he should be put under a lot of surveillance
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Yes, grant full pardons to Edward Snowden and Julien Assange
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Pardon Snowden, Investigate the CIA and NSA, and pass the Whistleblower Protection Act
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What's done is done about Snowden, he's gone. However, the NSA and other agencies should be investigated for spying on US citizens who have a right to privacy from their own government.
He should be guaranteed a fair trial by a jury of his peers.
I do not have knowledge on this topic
I don’t care about him
Yes, but if it is provable that an American died directly because of information he released then he should get a lower form of punishment as he didn't intend on that.
Yes, as long as it does not threaten violence and I don’t trust the government to define the boundaries of hate speech.
Yes, he should. He should also be given the Medal of Freedom. The NSA and CIA should be investigated, possibly remanded. The NSA should more likely be abolished. All files for both agencies should be released publically.
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