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SickOfTheOnePct

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3. A free press is a free press

Reply to Luminous Animal (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 06:59 PM

Jul 2012

I would rather that media outlets not publish classified material, however, no media outlet should be charged for doing so.

Now, the people that leak the classified information? I have no problem with prosecuting them, but not the press.

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Members of Congress Now Want to Prosecute New York Times Journalists [View all] Luminous Animal Jul 2012 OP

Where's that put lowly Bloggers? Octafish Jul 2012 #1

Raging arguments about the 2nd Amendment. Crickets on the 1st. Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #2

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Yes. I am quoting Republicans talking to Republicans. And so does EFF. Luminous Animal Jul 2012 #8