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
Heil Schumer….
They keep giving reasons to boot them out of office and country.
Must be a graduate of the Joseph Goebbles school of journalism. How stupid are new yorkers that they keep voting this moron into office?
Most of the news on TV is BS anyway…that’s not where I get my news
Commie Jew
This man never worked a day in his life. went into politics directly out of college.
Is Chuck going to run it?
Go somewhere and graze with the other sheep Schumer.
Chuck Schumer couldn’t run the toilet!
Schumer is an idiot and the sooner we NYers vote him out the better, what he wants is communism, gov’t controlled news.