wildrose wrote:Freedom Of The Press For Everyone? No! Says SenatorsThis is simply outrageous! Basically Feinstein is insisting that only journalists who work for major corporations will be granted free press protections guaranteed to all US citizens by the Constitution. This is yet another example of how our representatives are doing everything they can to destroy the Constitution! This would effectively prevent the expression of dissenting points of view. It's called the "Free Flow of Information Act." That's like something out of 1984. It's called exactly the opposite of what it is as a way of fooling people into thinking that it's a good thing!
This effectively would make it impossible to expose the wrongdoings of corporate America. Isn't Feinstein supposed to be a progressive democrat? If the liberals are in favor of suppressing free speech, then the conservatives must be in favor of executing anyone who dares to criticize the government or the corporations that they work for. This fits nicely with one of the three main principles of fascism:
"Nothing against the state". Any type of questioning the government is not to be tolerated. If you do not see things our way, you are wrong. If you do not agree with the government, you cannot be allowed to live and taint the minds of the rest of the good citizens.
If only journalists who are employed by media corporations have journalistic privileges, then, for all intents and purposes, no one is allowed to criticize the powers that be and the government can incarcerate dissidents who dare to speak against government policies. This is a very dangerous and truly anti-American law that Feinstein is promoting. She is a traitor in the truest sense of the word. She should be unceremoniously kicked the hell out of office!