If we're going to get "definitional," Snowden is not a traitor. "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adheri

If we're going to get "definitional," Snowden is not a traitor. "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort." Setting aside for the moment the definition of "Enemies" - a notion that is usually reserved for wartime - it is difficult to see how Snowden's revelations gave comfort to anyone, and aid only in the sense of "Oh, and by the way, we're reading your emails and listening to your phone calls," which any sane "enemy" already suspected. Witness the precautions the Osama bin Laden camp took to never let any electronic communication originate from their hiding place in Pakistan. Snowden violated his contract with the NSA and broke the law, but neither of these amounts to treason.