The man who blew the whistle on National Security Agency spying on Americans says he’s considering returning home to the U.S. if an amicable agreement with U.S. authorities can be found.

I say we should throw the guy a ticker-tape parade.

I didn’t always feel this way. When the story of Edward Snowden’s revelations first broke, I wondered about his motivations. I worried that he could be jeopardizing some national security secrets – the kind that could cost innocent lives. I even thought what he did was unnecessary because surely all Americans knew by now their government was spying on them in wholly unconstitutional ways.

I now realize I was dead wrong.

Snowden performed an amazing public service.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/05/time-to-welcome-snowden-home/