I'm trying to understand the various ways lines can be drawn. One line is passive versus active gathering of classified information. It's clear that the articl

I'm trying to understand the various ways lines can be drawn. One line is passive versus active gathering of classified information. It's clear that the article doesn't think the line should be drawn here. But where then? The article says: "If he explicitly agreed to act as a Russian agent, he should lose his First Amendment protection," but I don't understand what line is being drawn.