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Obama�s Escalating War on Freedom of the Press [View all] xchrom Jul 2013 OP

Just tidying up MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #1

This has been the law since 1972. It's what put Judith Miller in the can. msanthrope Jul 2013 #7

Perhaps you can furnish us with a graph of MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #9

Again..what's the constitutional argument you would make that puts Judith msanthrope Jul 2013 #11

What compels this President to prosecute more reporters than all other modern Presidents combined? MannyGoldstein Jul 2013 #25

A subpeona is not a prosecution, and it's hyperbole to suggest so. msanthrope Jul 2013 #29

Perhaps you can furnish us with the graph of press prosecutions/year. I like graphs. eom Blanks Jul 2013 #17

I like graphs, too!!! nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #24

I couldn't find any graphs, but here is an explanation. Blanks Jul 2013 #49

That's funny. woo me with science Jul 2013 #77

That dodge was so big it must have snooper2 Jul 2013 #60

Not sure what you are trying to prove . . . hueymahl Jul 2013 #65

Wow...and awesome response it was too. zeemike Jul 2013 #70

I agree. bvar22 Jul 2013 #74

First, welcome to DU. Lots of us can do calculus. msanthrope Jul 2013 #71

Thanks for the welcome hueymahl Jul 2013 #81

That's a lot of throat clearing and a lack of analysis of the 5th amendment msanthrope Jul 2013 #95

I honestly am not sure how to respond to that comment hueymahl Jul 2013 #103

Huey--I can tell that you are not a criminal defense attorney. msanthrope Jul 2013 #104

Maybe we are talking past each other hueymahl Jul 2013 #105

We aren't talking past each other. You simply refuse to address the Branzburg msanthrope Jul 2013 #108

Ok, that helps me understand where you are coming from hueymahl Jul 2013 #109

If you don't reargue the decision, you never get it overturned. So yeah..you start with Branzenburg msanthrope Jul 2013 #112

Thank you hueymahl Jul 2013 #113

Excellent response! Le Taz Hot Jul 2013 #87

Huey, that was superb... Oilwellian Jul 2013 #101

PLUS ONE! nt Enthusiast Jul 2013 #107

Nothing surprises me anymore newfie11 Jul 2013 #2

You are being mislead. Whisp Jul 2013 #15

How do you know it is not YOU who are being "misled"? bvar22 Jul 2013 #75

There are a lot of things wrong. Whisp Jul 2013 #80

And do you join with the others who shout "Racist" at those who believe... bvar22 Jul 2013 #94

I'm not understanding something here. Whisp Jul 2013 #96

No. I believe he was too accommodating to the Racists AFTER the verdict was handed down bvar22 Jul 2013 #97

I thought the speech was excellent. Whisp Jul 2013 #102

He'll just give a speech about the importance of the freedom of the press. The Link Jul 2013 #3

That's the way it works. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #6

Nice. Well, Ari did tell people to "Watch what you say." Pholus Jul 2013 #4

Important post. woo me with science Jul 2013 #93

Your OP source is either profoundly ignorant, or thinks his readers are. msanthrope Jul 2013 #5

Freedom of the press and protecting whistleblowers was not on the table geek tragedy Jul 2013 #8

I'm waiting for all the 'civil libertarians' to explain to me why a reporter msanthrope Jul 2013 #10

Obama also created a secret court, don't ya know ... JoePhilly Jul 2013 #12

The Presidential Time Machine has been busy. After going back to Hawaii in 1961 to plant msanthrope Jul 2013 #13

LOL ... I forgot about how Obama's COLA formula prevented increases JoePhilly Jul 2013 #14

You know, I just have to share that thread... msanthrope Jul 2013 #23

YUP ... looks familiar. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #27

Not to mention planting his birth announcement in a Hawaii newspaper AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #36

I'm reading this like reporters have immunity to the laws everyone else has to hold to. Whisp Jul 2013 #16

Risen is claiming that he should not have to testify in a criminal proceeding. msanthrope Jul 2013 #21

ok, thanks for clearing that up. Whisp Jul 2013 #40

Nailed it...nt SidDithers Jul 2013 #18

BAM! AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #35

+1 Johonny Jul 2013 #39

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2013 #52

+1 nt Progressive dog Jul 2013 #58

+1 n/t tammywammy Jul 2013 #62

it is moving to see a Democratic Administration taking the lead in expanding the surveillance state Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #19

From 1972? The SCOTUS ruled in 1972 that a reporter could not evade a criminal subpoena. msanthrope Jul 2013 #22

amen! as long as we can keep prosecuting more and more people under the espenonage act Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #26

So, 8 people = "more and more people" ?? JoePhilly Jul 2013 #30

as long as we are increasing the crackdown we have reason to celebrate Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #31

I love the hyperbole of ... "the surveillance state" ... sounds scary. JoePhilly Jul 2013 #33

well there are some real nuts out there who seem to think we do - like this goofy couple: Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #37

Given what Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson went through, I don't blame them JoePhilly Jul 2013 #55

Mr. Risen isn't being charged with espionage...or anything else. He has msanthrope Jul 2013 #32

as long as they are vigilant in cracking down on leaks of all sorts using whatever mechanisms they Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #34

Mr. Sterling leaked details of our attempts to stop the Iranians from msanthrope Jul 2013 #41

you're right! It's nobodies business excepts the governments and they know what's best Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #43

On this particular point---nuclear interdiction of Iran--I'm going to msanthrope Jul 2013 #46

I'm sure the Iranians were shocked to learn that the U.S. is trying to keep them from getting Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #48

Again..what was the purpose of revealing the details of Operation Merlin? msanthrope Jul 2013 #59

there is a difference between protecting the sources of journalist - and agreeing with the actions Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #61

What about the rights of the accused under the 5th and 6th amendments? msanthrope Jul 2013 #72

if the accused asks the journalist who they revealed informaiton to to come forward - that would be Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #73

But what if the accused isn't the source? nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #79

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2013 #53

K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #20

link to trevor timm's comments xchrom Jul 2013 #28

Marcy Wheeler??? I'm sure emptywheel, who liveblogged from the Scooter msanthrope Jul 2013 #38

Democratic President+spying= good! republican+spying=bad Safetykitten Jul 2013 #42

BINGO! We have a WINNA! RC Jul 2013 #51

What spying?? This case has to do with a fired CIA employee leaking msanthrope Jul 2013 #66

WRONG and yet another attempted misdirection hueymahl Jul 2013 #68

+1 leftstreet Jul 2013 #90

+1 woo me with science Jul 2013 #92

"...a criminal trial." xtraxritical Jul 2013 #44

After seeing all the hate vented against our remaining Constitutional rights, Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #45

no, I think they are authoritarianisms useful dingbats for free - out of blind partisanship Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #47

^^^this^^^ L0oniX Jul 2013 #50

Odd association, money and power. Octafish Jul 2013 #54

Some must be. limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #56

time stamps Ichingcarpenter Jul 2013 #63

we know from wikileaks questionseverything Jul 2013 #89

Read the case treestar Jul 2013 #83

Fucking ridiculous. blackspade Jul 2013 #57

Quick! Who wrote that article! Bonobo Jul 2013 #64

This is a COURT CASE treestar Jul 2013 #67

Court upholds existing laws, President is to blame. Progressive dog Jul 2013 #69

Huge K&R, and exactly how important this is to the One Percent woo me with science Jul 2013 #76

Not the only freedom under attack. n/t Skip Intro Jul 2013 #78

Kick. This is important. woo me with science Jul 2013 #82

Sorry, but you lost all credibility jazzimov Jul 2013 #84

Speak for yourself usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #99

It's a cottage industry on DU. randome Jul 2013 #100

Kick. Important. woo me with science Jul 2013 #85

whistleblowers denied bail questionseverything Jul 2013 #86

... questionseverything Jul 2013 #88

Thank you. Ellsberg was released on bond the same day. woo me with science Jul 2013 #91

K&R forestpath Jul 2013 #98

if they can go after journalists and medical marijuana patients why can't they go after liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #106

Any Democrat that approves of the Administration's spying and further disrespect of the constitution AZ Progressive Jul 2013 #110

Obama Further Violates his Oath to Defend the Constitution AZ Progressive Jul 2013 #111