tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post4768287781058209411..comments2024-03-27T11:22:03.840-04:00Comments on Ramona's Voices: If Ed Snowden is a Hero, we're a Nation Bereft Ramona Grigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-22324450787430149122013-06-14T23:31:51.270-04:002013-06-14T23:31:51.270-04:00Peter, we are a country of laws, but we know from ...Peter, we are a country of laws, but we know from past experience that laws are easily broken. if the NSA is doing bad things against the citizenry, we need to be aware of it so we can stop them cold, but I can't condone stealing NSA documents by someone we've entrusted with a top security position. The end doesn't justify the means. We can be activists without being thieves. I think of leaders like MLK, Gandhi and Mandela. Great positive change came about because of them and not one of them condoned criminal activity to get to their goals.Ramonahttp://ramonasvoices.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-15940001361137270282013-06-14T23:24:26.713-04:002013-06-14T23:24:26.713-04:00We are a country of laws, not men. But it is the m...We are a country of laws, not men. But it is the men we vote in, and our own activism, that protects this arrangement. The Constitution doesn't protect our freedoms; we protect our freedoms by, among other things, following the ConstitutionPeter Schwartznoreply@blogger.com