Thank you Edward Snowden - It's now up to us to change things

Thank you Edward Snowden -
the ball's now in our court.

Edward Snowden is not a terrorist, he is a patriot and should be rewarded, not defamed by the US government. If you listen to the government, however, they will rant and rave that he's a traitor, a terrorist, a hacker and any other word they can dream up to try and skew the public's opinion. Let's look at the reality behind Snowden's actions and see if we can't persuade people to support, not crucify, Edward Snowden.

The government participated in a huge power grab in the form of the Patriot Act. They used events to frighten people into trading any measure of security. They government has used loopholes, such as using contractors to do things they aren't supposed to be doing,  in order to further overstep their power. And up to today their actions have been in the shadows and likely would have remained so if not for Edward Snowden.

Currently, and for many years at this point, our government is out of control. They treat us like stupid children at best and like cattle at worst. They've been tracking our phone and internet activity like scammers seeking to steal your identity and take your life savings, only they have the ability to snatch you off the street, put you in a cell without any due process or kill you with a drone.

Let's put this in perspective. You have no privacy at all, no freedom of speech because of the fear of reprisal, no reasonable expectation of privacy, no right to security in your home, office, documents or effects..... and on top o it all they are trying to take your Second Amendment rights as well.

Operation Prism will go down in history books
as a program of tyranny & oppression

We are all the targets of the governments prying and if you think "it's okay, I don't have anything to hide," you should think again. That book you bought about home science projects, that website you clicked on to learn about fertilizer because your tomatoes keep dying, that innocent purchase at Home Depot and that post you "liked" on Facebook about supporting the Second Amendment....add it up and to the tyrannical government spy agent, you're a terrorist waiting to strike.

Let's be clear, Snowden did NOT cause any harm to National Security. If you think  for a moment that true terrorist and enemies abroad don't know they are being hunted, that all communication networks are being monitored, and that their online activity is being tracked and recorded, then you should get your head out of the sand. This isn't news to them.

What it is for America is a wake up call. We are not in control of the government, they have us under their thumb and have no respect for our rights and  the Constitution. Thank you Edward Snowden, sincerely, thank you. You did your part, it's up to the rest of us to take that information and do something with it - are you ready for some true change in America?