Should American journalists require a state license to do their jobs, a permit that gives them access to the freedom of the press enshrined in the First Amendment to the Constitution?
Senior US Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) seems to think so! He advocates a “media shield law” designed to “protect” journalists from court subpoenas and other actions that might compromise their sources. As Ben Swann points out in the video below, though, that puts the government in a position to control who is a government-accredited journalist – and who is not. Very, very dangerous.
Check out the video at the bottom, but first, a little sound bite on the topic from Neil Boortz:
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“But wait a minute, you say. There’s the First Amendment, there’s freedom of press. The United States government doesn’t license journalists.”“Well, think about this most Americans get their news from radio, t.v.; they get their news from entities licensed by the government, but let’s get to the journalists.”
“Chuck Schumer wants the government to, in effect, accredit or license journalists. Chuckie says the licensed journalist or the accredited journalist would get exemption from subpoenas and other legal requirements that may expose their confidential sources.”
“Do you want the government deciding which journalists are covered by this law and which are not?”
Source: Rare
Photo: Greg Hauenstein on Flickr
$#%&!@* that bastard communist!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Insane.
will kara really do something like look jaw to shut him up
Dirt Bag!
The “press” doesn’t report on anything Bark does any way!
POS and always will be a POS!
Poor ol’ Chuck. Too much time under the tanning lamps?
Get him out.
has he lost his mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we don’t need government sticking there nose in to the journalistic world. they meddle in enough now. they want things to be written good about the democrats or not at all. then they can control things if they own the journalists. we as americans don’t get many facts on things now but with the government owning the journalists we would never hear about anything except that the republicans are bums and the democrats are the world’s saving grace. and that as we all know is a bunch of bull.
liberals are destroying America… stand by America.. wake up.