Rep. King introduces anti-WikiLeaks bill

[sabra]

Source: The Hill

Incoming House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Pete King (R-N.Y.) introduced a bill Thursday aimed at stopping WikiLeaks by making it illegal to publish the names of military or intelligence community informants. The bill is a companion to the Senate version unveiled last week.

King has previously called on Attorney General Eric Holder to prosecute WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act. He said the Securing Human Intelligence and Enforcing Lawful Dissemination (SHIELD) Act would give the Justice Department to do exactly that.

“Julian Assange and his associates who operate and support WikiLeaks have not only damaged U.S. national security with their releases of classified documents, but also placed at risk countless lives, including those of our Nation’s intelligence sources around the world," King said in a statement.

The Senate version of the bill was sponsored by Sens. John Ensign (R-Nev.), Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Scott Brown (R-Mass.) in response to WikiLeaks's publication of thousands of classified diplomatic cables, some of which have proven embarrassing to the U.S. government because of their frank tone.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/132939-rep-king-introduces-anti-wikileaks-bill-in-the-house

[Robb]

1. Can Stan Lee sue for copyright infringement?

Irony in overdrive.

[Teaser]

2. yes, please make the transition to fascism complete

epic fails, the lot of them.

[molly77]

3. I am sure it will pass as WE are more like China every day.

WASHINGTON — Top Democratic fundraisers and lobbyists with links to the White House are behind a proposed wind farm in Texas that stands to get $450 million in stimulus money, even though a Chinese company would operate the farm and its turbines would be built in China.

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Green energy stands for green lining the pockets of obama and reid taking money from China.Our country has sold US out. WE should expect nothing from leaders who will give US tax dollars for Chinese industry while strangling ours.

[MiniMe]

4. He isn't the chairman until January

[FarLeftRage]

5. Not surprised...

That these motherfuckers are doing their copoRATe masters' bidding's so soon.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

6. he doesn't realize, there's an all out Cyber War now. A historical event

and he can't win.

[rhett o rick]

9. I have a hunch he is going to find some bad porno on his home computer. nm

[goforit]

7. Congress is loosing this cyber war!.They are soooo dumb!!!

[robinlynne]

8. ok. So are they going to round up Dick Cheney and Karl Rove then? no bail.

Their crimes are actual crimes.

[bemildred]

10. Clown. nt

[Downwinder]

11. Bit of miss direction here. The US has on jurisdiction over

WikiLeaks or Assange. This bill is meant for us.

[EFerrari]

12. There's no limit to the fatuousness of American politicians.

[CBGLuthier]

15. If we can declare some kid fighting for his country

half way around the world an "unlawful combatant" we can make anything anyone on earth does we don't like illegal.

Haven't you heard? We own this world.

[Matariki]

13. Oh Pete King of NY. How I despise that asshole.

Every time his name is in the news, it's associated with something completely skanky.

Who voted this creep into office? Or did he rig the votes?

[Matariki]

14. Oh god - this fucker is going to be the Homeland Security Chair???

We are SO fucked. And I mean that SERIOUSLY. He's evil. And he's not going to use that chairmanship for any good purpose. This is the guy who boasted about 'taking care of counting the votes' in the 2004 election. This does not bode well.

[Bragi]

16. Good thing there's no First Amendment

Oh wait, there is a First Amendment, so I guess this is just posturing.

I guess the Repugs are pissed that it is the Obama White House, not them, that is leading the attack on WikiLeaks and Assange.