> If he felt his actions were consistent with civil disobedience, then he should do what those who have taken issue with their own government do: Challenge it,

> If he felt his actions were consistent with civil disobedience, then he should do what those who have taken issue with their own government do: Challenge it, speak out, engage in a constructive act of protest, and -- importantly -- accept the consequences of his actions. Secret courts, gag orders, free speech zones... How exactly does one speak out? > He should come home to the United States, and be judged by a jury of his peers -- not hide behind the cover of an authoritarian regime. Right now, he's running away from the consequences of his actions. A jury of his peers? You really want me to believe you wouldn't boot any of his actual peers out of jury selection? Implying Snowden is "hiding" when he's given up his family, home, and a nice paycheck is the most disgusting, cowardly thing to say. What a joke our government has become.