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    Snowden's actions were as American as rebelling against tyranny in the 1700's. Gloria borger: you can believe in people who put their lives at risk to fight for ideals. She says the government has stripped us of our constitutional civil rights.

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    Snowden's actions were as American as rebelling against tyranny in the 1700's. Gloria borger: you can believe in people who put their lives at risk to fight for ideals. She says the government has stripped us of our constitutional civil rights.

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    Snowden's actions were as American as rebelling against tyranny in the 1700's. Gloria borger: you can believe in people who put their lives at risk to fight for ideals. She says the government has stripped us of our constitutional civil rights.

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    SnowdenDefense

    ClosingStatementAnnaJensen
    LadiesandGentlemenofthejury,mycocouncil,NoahMcBride,andIhaveprovento
    youthatourclientEdwardSnowdenisaheroandapatriot.Mr.Snowdensactionswereas
    Americanasrebellingagainsttyrannyinthe1700s.Butyoudonthavetobelievemebecause
    youcanbelieveinGeorgeWashington,inBenjaminFranklin,inAlexanderHamilton,inpeople
    whoputtheirlivesandtheirfamiliesatrisktofightfortheexactsameidealsasEdward
    Snowdeniscurrentlyfightingfor.Fightingforourfoundingidealsoflifelibertyandthepursuit
    ofhappiness,fightingforthepreservationofournationalcharacter,fortheconstitution,andour
    constitutionalcivilrights.
    Ladiesandgentlemenofthejury,nowIknowyouarenotoldenoughtovotebutimagine
    withmeforamomentthatyoucan,whenyougotothepollingboothtovoteforyourfavorite
    candidate,areyoutellingthatcandidateGoaheadandspyonme,collectmymostpersonal
    data,anddonttellme,doyougointothatpollingboothsayinggoaheadandcollectmymost
    personalemailsinwhichIconfessmyfaults.Wereyousayingthesethingswhenyouvotedfor
    yourcandidates.AsBenjaminFranklinoncesaid
    ThosewhowouldgiveupessentialLiberty,to
    purchasealittletemporarySafety,deserveneitherLibertynorSafety.
    AsMr.Snowdentestifiedtoday,thegovernmenthasstrippedusofourconstitutional
    civilrights,byabusingthelawandinstitutingthesesecretprogramsofmasssurveillance.
    SenatorRonWydensatbeforeyoutodayandshowedyouthattheverysystemofregulationfor
    theintelligencecommunityhasbeenskewed.TheFISAcourthasbecomenothingmorethana
    rubberstamp,ithasbecomecorrupttothepointwhereithasceasedtobeacourtatall.

    SnowdenDefense
    ClosingStatementAnnaJensen
    TheprosecutionwantsyoutobelievethatEdwardSnowdenbelongsinaboxwithsome
    oftheworsttraitorsandenemiestothenationthiscountryhaseverseen.TakeBenedictArnold,
    forexample,hedefectedtothebritisharmyandgavehissecretstotheKinginaneffortto
    destroythiscountryforhisownbenefit.ButIaskyouwhatpossiblebenefitswouldMr.
    Snowdenreceiveforhisactions,whenhelives,unvilified,inaonebedroomapartmentin
    moscow,separatedfromhisfriends,hisfamily,andthecountryhelovesandservedforovera
    decade.However,themaindifferencebetweenMr.ArnoldandMr.Snowdenisthat,Mr.Arnold
    severelyinjurednationalsecurityandMr.Snowdenhelpeditbyrevealingprogramsthatspied
    onAmericans,butdidnothingtowardtheirpurposeofprotectingnationalsecurity.Wealsosaw,
    throughthewordsofGlennGreenwald,thatthroughMr.Snowden'scautiousbehaviornational
    securitycouldneverhavebeenatrisk.
    *Addinfoaboutprosecution'sargument/witnessesifnecessary*
    LadiesandgentlemenofthejuryIinviteyoutoimaginesomethingwithme.100years
    fromnowanoldmansitsonhisporch,hisgrandsonplayingintheyard.Themancallshis
    grandsonovertolistentowhathehastosay.Ladiesandgentlementhedecisionyoumakehere
    today,willdecidewhatthatoldmanwillsaytohisyounggrandson.Willhesay,SonIusedto
    live,Iusedtoliveinacountrythatvaluedprivacy,civilliberties,andfreedom,orwillhesay
    SonweliveinAmerica,wherewecansay,think,anddowhatwewant,weliveinAmerica
    whereourcountryvaluesourcivilliberties,privacy,andfreedom.

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