Spare me the outrage

The administration and its critics seem unanimous in their condemnation of Edward Snowden for his disclosure of US cyberspying on citizens and governments alike.  Spare me the faux outrage!  Anyone who did not believe this stuff has been going on since the means became available is living in a fantasy world.  The amazing thing is it took so long for the extent of the government eavesdropping to be noted.  It seems thousands of twenty and thirtysomething computer geeks have had access to our personal calls for years and no one has bothered to blow the whistle until now.  The fact a low level grunt like Snowden had the ability to compromise the entire program should be more worrying to the powers that be than the actual revelations.  Who knows what else will be revealed in the near future.  Snowden is obviously a troubled soul who can't seem to make up his mind if he is Horatius at the bridge, or a self serving cypher who is auditioning for a  part in his own life story.  We still owe him a debt for opening the debate on what sort of society we have become since 9/11. Have we become a fearful people willing to cede all the information we once called private to big brother for our protection?  Or can we redefine our constitutional rights and reclaim the moral high ground.  The Fourth Amendment is far more important than the Second, and is in far more danger.