yes, face the consequences, like Chelsea Manning faced them, locked up for years before trial, large amounts of time in solitary confinement. of course, whethe

yes, face the consequences, like Chelsea Manning faced them, locked up for years before trial, large amounts of time in solitary confinement. of course, whether the whistle blower actually turns him or herself over to such torture has absolutely no bearing on the constructiveness of the debate itself. that argument is merely a fascist ad hominem. something i could easily imagine Putin using, for example. it's obvious exactly what kind of "constructive debate" on surveillance the US government wants - none.