On Nov 29, 2013, at 10:04 AM, glen <[email protected]> wrote:

>> I will give those who want to vilify Manning and Snowden
> 
> Just to be clear.  I support both of them.  I think their leaks have made the 
> world a better place.  My own comments about whether or not _I_ would trust 
> Snowden should not detract from my support.  I think his passport should be 
> reinstated, the government should thank him for calling out the intelligence 
> community, he should be prosecuted for the laws he broke, […]

I agree, except I believe he should be *tried* rather than *prosecuted* for the 
laws he (allegedly) broke. Tried by a jury of his peers (other whistleblowers? 
:-). I’m a firm believer in jury nullification.

> and we should modify both the surveillance and whistleblower laws with the 
> lessons we've learned.

Gary
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