37,000 "Thank You's" for Snowden -- and Counting

The Institute for Public Accuracy reports on the Petition which we posted here yesterday:  "A petition thanking NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden continues to gather support after gaining more than 25,000 signers in its first day. Launched by the group RootsAction.org, the petition says: “We thank Edward Snowden for his principled and courageous actions as a whistleblower, informing the public about vast surveillance by the National Security Agency that undermines our civil liberties.” (The petition, posted at SupportEdwardSnowden.org, includes thousands of individual comments.)" 

Renowned Media Critic Norman Solomon says,

“With much-touted ‘congressional oversight’ almost meaningless and secret surveillance courts mere rubber stamps for the Obama administration, many Americans across the political spectrum are asking deeper questions -- and they’re getting official doubletalk in response.”
The Freedom of the Press Foundation comments, “Leaks and whistleblowers are vital to democracy and Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations prove they have never been more important. The American people deserve to know what is being done in secret under their name, and if the government won’t bring transparency to its programs officially, often investigative journalism is the only way for Americans to do so. In an era where government secrecy has reached an all-time high, Snowden’s revelations are welcome, and we hope Congress will act to bring further transparency to these programs immediately.”