Dear President Obama:
We the undersigned are writing to request and strongly encourage you to pardon Edward Snowden from any potential criminal actions he has been accused of related to his 2013 release of NSA information exposing the breath and depth of "spying on the citizens and residents" of the United States.
Recent Congressional action in ending The Patriot Act, and implementing the USA Freedom Act seems to give some vindication to Mr. Snowden's actions.
However, like so many issues in this country, there is great division which gets in the way of beneficial political discussion and doing the work of the people in moving our country into the future safely and healthily.
He has been called "hero", "whistleblower", "criminal". He has also been called "courageous", "cowardly", an



