We are worried about the impact of too little transparency in our own government and the potential for abuse of private information. There has been discussion, but not enough, as we are still concerned after all this time. And there are many polarizing issues far beyond this one that need much more, open, civil discussion. We respect that the President should not condone what was done, but It would give us hope, if America would pardon Edward Snowden, not to endorse his actions but as a symbol to the world that we can be humble, and as a mandate that we continue this and many other challenging discussions, in more productive ways.



