Patch Poll: Is NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden a Traitor or a Hero?

The National Security Agency is watching. Or at least they have systems in place to track vast amounts of virtual information from the U.S. and abroad, according to leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

What Snowden leaked that information to British newspaper The Guardian, he said he, "never expects to see home again." He fled to Hong Kong to avoid being arrested for sharing government secrets.

Since then, he has been decried by numerous lawmakers, including Speaker of the House John Boehner, who called him a traitor. Attorney General Eric Holder called the leaks, "very damaging" and said he was confident the person responsible will face justice.

What do you think? Is Snowden a traitor who endangered United State security? Or is he a hero for revealing the government's surveillance programs?

Editor's note: We don't have actual polls anymore - please let us know what you think in the comments below!