Revealing secrets that the government was spying on American citizens? We need more Snowdens.
First of all you assume a motive that is nefarious. Just like those who say that the CIA tortured for no good reason other then they liked to do it. That's just plain BS.
Second, Snowden betrayed a trust, no on can be rewarded for doing so.
Thirdly, who gives a crap if they listen to our conversations? They probably would fall asleep in 2 minutes. No, I am not quite ready to think my self so important that someone, CIA, gives a shit what I have to say.
Who gives a crap? The Constitution dictates what the federal government can and cannot do. You may think it's ok to listen to 50,000 boring phone calls but it takes baby steps to GET TO A DICTATOR.
Yes. You're responding to one of millions of fools who think giving up their 4th Amendment protections is fine if they "have nothing to hide." This is how tyranny takes over, one sheep at a time.
Listen to yourself. I expect you want the government to defend you as is their consitutional requirement. Of course I don't give a shit if they listen to me I have nothing to hide, but what is your paranoia saying about you? What is it that you are doing that you feel you need to hide?
Whose saying that privacy extends to the phones? The courts are divided on the issue. No more then 50 years ago there was a thing call a party line where neighbors shared a phone line, it was very easy to pick up and listen to conversations. Do you think those folks thought there was a guarantee of privacy?
My whole point is this, do I think they should be listening to everyone, no, do I care if they do, no.
As for Snowden, if I am going to condemn Feinstein, Obama and McCain for the release of the report on the CIA and call it BS then to be consistent I must say the same about Snowden. Snowden swore an oath and broke that oath, the ends do not always justify the means.