Fences are built around homes for privacy, conversations are had in the absence of others to keep the words exchanged clandestine. Edward Snowden stated that “ Privacy is the right to the self, without it humans lose the ability to make mistakes”. Is this the reason why Edward Snowden went to the public with information concerning the abuse of our civil liberties and human rights? He didn’t merely tell the world about illegal phone, computer, cell phone and photographic programs that are used by the government without legal precedent he actually supplied the evidence.
Thomas Drake took legal action to provide us with similar information as Snowden but was chastised as a whistle blower a tattle tale. He was fired from his job and brought up on charges of espionage, these charges had no merit and were dropped. He tried to legally supply the American people and other authorities with the proof. He was shut down and ostracized. ‘ If you want perfect security, you have to give up all liberty and freedom’ Thomas Drake. If Snowden were to take his observations of illegal corruption through the same legal path as Drake the public wouldn’t know his name. Thomas had higher security access as a supervisor and still faced prosecution publically and legally.
Edward Snowden took the risk of exposing illegal surveillance before the world and sacrificed his own existence. He illegally provided the exhibits of proof to indicate the facts. Would the mass majority believe a NSA program specialist , private contracter and systems analyst without evidence? Even with the documents Edward Snowden was exiled from the U.S.A. and if ever returns he will face similar and more extreme charges than Thomas Drake. Our U.S. constitution has laws in place to protect it. When those laws are bypassed we have a right to know, well now we do. Our right to build fences or talk in seclusion is human, civil, constitutional and manmade, the exposure of this
privacy being jeopardized is real, unconstitutional and manmade the proof has been laid out before our eyes and Edward Snowed was the sacrifice to place it there. If you enjoy your computer, telephone or cell phone use and don’t want others watching or listening then read the facts, ask questions and use your rights as a citizen ‘ Without free speech we have nothing to say, don’t be silent” Edward Snowden.