Selective Patriotism

Some celebrities want to protect NSA leaker Edward Snowden from punishment for his leaks and/or espionage. They have signed a petition asking for Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa to grant Snowden asylum as a way of shielding him from President Barack Obama and the U.S. legal system. The crux of their plea reads:

"In Snowden’s case, what he has revealed are actions by the NSA that violate the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protections against 'unreasonable searches and seizures.'"

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the petition contains 23,000 signatures so far, including such recognizable names as Oliver Stone, John Cusack, Roseanne Barr and Danny Glover. Yes, Danny Glover… that champion of constitutional amendments. The same Danny Glover who earlier this year said, "I don’t own a gun and definitely not only gun control, we should abolish guns, the personal guns. That’s how far I’m willing to go."

Apparently Danny Glover wants the president of Ecuador to help preserve the 4^thAmendment when he can’t be bothered to defend the 2^nd Amendment. Why should one be held sacred while the other is ignored or discarded? Isn’t he getting too old for this?