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
this German sob want the USA to be another Nazi control country. Like his home land. And a whole bunch of the Socialist Democrats we have had in the Congress since the 1938
Welcome to the liberal’s new Third Reich. They aren’t hiding it anymore, better wake up people.
Hell no! Sounds like Communism or Nazism to me and is certainly a violation of the US Constitution. Someone needs to investigate this man and any possible tie to subversive organizations.
another idiot. Washinton is full of them,. they all need to go
Hang him and all like him………
Creating a state license to report the news is as communist as it comes! But, the way the news from the main stream media is being reported, I have no Idea why Schumer would want to put controls on it…it is doing a great job censuring the news from the masses right now…
F**k Chuck he,s another Dictator
Where did this guy go to school? Has he not read the constitution? What was in his oath of office?
Communist sanctioned propaganda “news”?
Yup ……just a short step away from Hitler regime ……..we just don’t learn!!!!!! god will have final say you bet ………