[John Cusack][1] (yes *that* John Cusack) for Boing Boing:

> The Snowden Principle, and that fire that inspired him to take unimaginable risks, is fundamentally about fostering an informed and engaged public. The Constitution embraces that idea. Mr. Snowden says his motivation was to expose crimes -spark a debate, and let the public know of secret policies he could not in good conscience ignore – whether you agree with his tactics or not, that debate has begun. Now, we are faced with a choice, we can embrace the debate or we can try to shut the debate down and maintain the status quo.

There needs to be an open debate about this, at the very least, if you agree — [join up][2].

[1]: http://boingboing.net/2013/06/17/the-snowden-principle.html
[2]: https://optin.stopwatching.us