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In reply to the discussion: Dear DU progressives: journalist shield laws are a good, not unconstitutional fascism [View all]FirstLight
(13,352 posts)16. i never said anything about gulags
but freedom of the press is not something the government in this day and age need to be messing with. Call me paranoid, but the NSA's ability to access journalistic sources is NOT something I appreciate or approve of.
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Dear DU progressives: journalist shield laws are a good, not unconstitutional fascism [View all]
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
OP
Did you object to the thread where they called for banning anyone who favors
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#4
No, why would I? That was the original thread on the topic, as far as I know.
enlightenment
Sep 2013
#9
There was another thread calling it Orwellian and a threat to freedom etc.
geek tragedy
Sep 2013
#10
Well, think of it like other laws designed to limit the scope of other amendments
The Straight Story
Sep 2013
#33
Silly me, I thought the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution WAS the "shield law".
scarletwoman
Sep 2013
#26
Twisted logic. If someone wants to talk to a journalist, the journalist has the right to print
scarletwoman
Sep 2013
#29