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George Pataki calls for Twitter to censor Edward Snowden's tweet, because America

By Ezra Klein

Edward Snowden joined Twitter today, and cheekily made the National Security Agency his first follow:

In response, ex-New York Gov. George Pataki called for Twitter to censor Snowden's tweets, because that's what great Americans do — suppress speech they don't like:

Pataki, who is running for president as a Republican, is currently at 0.6 percent in the polls.

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