Edward Snowden’s “crime,” was warning his fellow Americans about a secret spy program conducted by his own government.
Snowden, and most Americans would agree, believe it is morally wrong to randomly solicit phone and Internet information from private citizens who have done nothing except use their phone or computer.
Snowden was shocked and angered over his government’s privacy invasions.  
Snowden worked for government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton and provided information about the spying operations to the British newspaper The Guardian.
For that, Snowden should be praised, not prosecuted.   
“There’s very little trust in the government, and that’s for good reason,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who sits on the House Intelligence Committee.
A top secret court order issued by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court granted a massive collection of American phone records. The second program takes in audio, email and other electronic activities primarily by foreign nationals who use providers like Microsoft and Apple.
One of the National Security Agency programs gathers hundreds of millions of U.S. phone records to search for possible links to known foreign terrorist targets. The other program allows the government to gather all communications to detect suspicious behavior that begins overseas from U.S. Internet companies such as Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and Skype.
Snowden could be prosecuted for violating a non-disclosure agreement to gain access to the top secret data. He fears prosecution and has fled to Hong Kong. Snowden may seek asylum in Iceland, which has strong free-speech protections.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein illustrates how misguided our elected officials are. Feinstein wants Snowden prosecuted for an “act of treason.”
Why?
Snowden did not reveal any secret government information. He provided the truth about the U.S. government spying against its own citizens.
The decision cost Snowden his $122,000 annual salary. Booz Allen reports Snowden was fired for “violations of the firm’s code of ethics and firm policy.”
Phonegate has gone too far.
Tracking personal phone and computer information from a broad-based approach is simply wrong and against our own constitution.
The U.S. government is not going to keep us safe from terrorists by spying on everyone’s phone records.
Once there is clear evidence or suspicion of questionable action, then take action with a court order.
But every U.S. citizen should not come under scrutiny for terrorism simply because they use a phone.