A medal? I understand the importance of Snowden's revelations and I know he believes he did everything the only way it played out. But that doesn't mean he is above the law. Civil disobedience still implies civility and he should come to his day in court. We don't know what he's given Russia or China in order to remain on the run, even Glenn Greenwald admits that here, when discussing Snowden's "self preservation": https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/352213748917874688
If I'm being chased by a murderer and I steal a bicycle to get away from certain death, should I later be punished for stealing that bicycle? Or is it generally accepted that I did what I had to do to save my life from the injustice that would surely happen had I not been able to escape?
"But that doesn't mean he is above the law. Civil disobedience still implies civility and he should come to his day in court."
The Constitution says we get due process in trials. People in Espionage Act trials don't. Further, there's no intent by the U.S. government or courts to prosecute anyone the leaks revealed were deceiving Americans in a number of ways. Accountability works both ways. Either they all get tried for their crimes with due process or I find it highly corrupt to only want one charged while others remain above the law. I'm against him being tried unless the others are and with a defense allowed with full access to relevant, classified info. At least what's already leaked.
