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Ohio Joe

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10. Thats great... I could buy wanting that
Wed Feb 1, 2012, 02:01 PM
Feb 2012

I am still not sure that fits into First Amendment. As I'm seeing it (and perhaps I'm wrong) he was not barred, he was barred from filming it. He could have sat in, take notes and compared what he saw to the web-cast after.

I guess I'm just not seeing what point he is trying to make, usualy when people get arrested on purpose like this it is to make a point. If it were 'We don't trust the web-cast', why not say that... First Amendment does not seem to fit to me.

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So much for transparency in government in allowing citizen journalists/documentarians to participate Earth_First Feb 2012 #1
And this kind of behavior is what is really dishonoring the flag. Silence the press sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #2
+1 Earth_First Feb 2012 #6
don't burn a flag in the land of the free! piratefish08 Feb 2012 #3
I guess I don't understand why he did this... Ohio Joe Feb 2012 #4
To a suspicious person like me, having an independent journalist is better... Scuba Feb 2012 #7
Thats great... I could buy wanting that Ohio Joe Feb 2012 #10
I get the First Amendment issue, and I understand the civil disobiendence tactic... Earth_First Feb 2012 #8
OK, I guess I can see that but it begs the question... Ohio Joe Feb 2012 #11
Who ahs control over the camera for the web cast...who would it show... joeybee12 Feb 2012 #12
I can see that but as I said above... Ohio Joe Feb 2012 #13
I have emailed their media request contact hoping to address this issue... Earth_First Feb 2012 #17
Cool Ohio Joe Feb 2012 #18
Not from Fox, but Jerry Nadler... Earth_First Feb 2012 #20
This definitly makes a case for breach of First Amendment IMO Ohio Joe Feb 2012 #21
House Republicans also denied an ABC news crew abelenkpe Feb 2012 #15
I'm seeing that the credentialed were allowed in later Ohio Joe Feb 2012 #16
That is disgusting. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #5
Disgusting REPUBLICANS! B Calm Feb 2012 #14
"They hate us for our freedoms." - George W. Bush Bozita Feb 2012 #9
kick! n/t Earth_First Feb 2012 #19
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