Should Snowden get amnesty

A problem with this article is that the NSA or other intelligence agencies do not have the authority to give amnesty.  That is a function that is not delegated down from the President or appropriate legal authorities.  To the question of amnesty for Snowden is a tricky one.  An an Army Officer I hold the viewpoint that releasing classified documents inappropriately is a violation of federal law and that would betray part of the Army values, specifically Integrity.  On the other hand one could argue that Snowden's actions are in keeping with checks on governmental power and that citizens have the responsibility to notify legal authorities of illegal actions by the government.  The problem here is that if the administration in power(thus the highest legal authority and the executive order that establishes classification systems for the US) is committing the violations who do you tell?  Many of the classified documents do not violate any specific law that I am aware of but if releasing any of them does violate a law then that is a problem.  Since he was a civilian contractor he is in a different position of trust than I am and operates under different philosophies and codes of conduct.  In short, an answer to your question is difficult since it crosses several important principles and may not be possible to truly figure out. But at this point and from my perspective I have to say that he released classified documents and that violates the law thus he should be prosecuted.  Another method needs to be established to keep checks on violations of Presidential, Congressional or other governmental power.

I say no, the manner in which he sought to uncover things jeopardized the Nation's international relations and severely injured our intel.  I'm not agreeing with the programs he exposed, but I don't think pulling a Manning on this was truly in the best interest of our country, I feel he had/has ulterior motives.

Absolutely not.

Giving this traitor (or patriotic whistle-blower to some) amnesty will enable the perception that others may want to follow suit and create even more 'Edward Snowdens'.

You reap what you sow!