Snowden a "patriot"?

   The ACLU says that Edward Snowden is a great American who deserves full immunity for his patriotic acts (as whistleblower).

   Proud to serve as Snowden's legal advisors, the ACLU says that when Snowden blew the whistle
on the NSA, he single-handedly reignited a global debate about government surveillance and our most fundamental rights as Americans.

   And on Monday, a federal judge vindicated Snowden's actions by declaring unconstitutional the NSA's spying program, labeling it "Orwellian" -- adding that James Madison would be "aghast."

   This could very well be the key tipping point for the American public to fully realize the service Snowden provided to all of us by exposing the NSA's illegal spying program.

  The truth is, NONE of the progress in this fight -- the court decision, the legislation working through Congress, the presidential review of the NSA -- would have happened if Snowden had kept silent about the government's illegal activity.