Fatema Abdul
Mr. Mcmurphy
AP Literature and composition
10/27/2014
Many believe that Edward Snowden betrayed his country by releasing classified information from the National Security Agency, however, what these people fail to understand is that this is only half of the truth. Snowden’s heroic actions made many Americans aware of the terrifying power that the NSA has. The NSA has enough power to control a cell phone without the owner knowing. While the NSA defied the 4th amendment, 5th amendment, and violated the privacy of Americans, Snowden stood up for the people of his country by putting himself at risk all just to inform the citizenry that their government is going behind their backs and spying on them to get personal information.
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The NSA got away for breaking the law while Snowden was portrayed as a traitor to the entire country because he could not sit back and watch the U.S government destroy the privacy of its people. The NSA had gotten too powerful with its "massive surveillance machine" they are secretly building. After the terrorist attacks on september 11, 2001 happened, the NSA has used every chance they have been given to tell the public that what they are doing is for America’s benefit. Although this may of have been true at first, it certainly is not now. The Homeland security passed laws that were meant to prevent terrorist attacks by monitoring the phone calls of the citizenry for our safety. “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” This is not for our safety anymore, it about gaining control of the people. Before Edward Snowden released the classified documents there was no proof that the NSA has been spying on its people, Snowden's goal was to let the people know about their governments activities not to betray the NSA but to correct their errors made.
Elected representives that continually fed the nation empty promises, are the same ones that would demand Edawrd Snowden be