Bush administration attacks 'shield' for bloggers

[katty]

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Bush administration attacks 'shield' for bloggers

By Anne Broache
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Story last modified Thu Jun 14 13:52:58 PDT 2007


WASHINGTON--The Bush administration on Thursday blasted a congressional proposal that would shield a broad swath of news gatherers, including some bloggers, from revealing their confidential sources.

The latest draft of the Free Flow of Information Act would pose a grave threat to national security and federal criminal investigations by protecting far too large a segment of the population, a U.S. Department of Justice official told Congress.


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"The definition is just so broad that it really includes anyone who wants to post something to the Web," Rachel Brand, assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy, said at a House Judiciary Committee hearing here. She also argued it would protect "a terrorist operative who videotaped a message from a terrorist leader threatening attacks on Americans."

[bemildred]

1. Bring it on, moron, you can't arrest us all. nt

[fooj]

2. Tough shit, Little Lord Pissypants.

Explain to us how it's ok for your minions to perpetually lie every f*cking day of the week on every MSM channel that will carry it. Life's a bitch. Deal with it.

[MissWaverly]

4. beautifully said, Fooj, may I just add

how is that your minions show contempt for the rule of law and the US Constitution but the barest fig leaf of legal protection
for those with differing political opinion is not tolerated? This is a democracy, and like it or not, you are ALL public servants
and are subject to more restrictions that we the bloggers, also known as We, the people.

[fooj]

5. Hi Miss Waverly!

Nice to see you!:hi:

The ReTHUGlicans are pathetic little whiners.

[MissWaverly]

8. I am looking for them to have a makeover party

come up with a new party logo, new clothes, toupees, the works, and of course a clean image, the latest that money can buy.

[fooj]

9. I don't know if they can.

Junior seems to have a real fascination with the Presidential Seal. Look at his socks! LOL!!! It looks like Laura shops for him at the kiddie store.

[MissWaverly]

11. he's definitely the 'work casual' president

the only thing I remember Johnson and Nixon wearing were suits and ties, I guess that's because they had a full-time job.

[Vinnie From Indy]

3. Another bizarre statement by a Bushie

"She also argued it would protect "a terrorist operative who videotaped a message from a terrorist leader threatening attacks on Americans."


LOL! Like they have ever caught any of the folks that routinely post scary video messages on alleged "terrorist" web sites. It has always fascinated me that the NSA can log each and every word I utter in a telephone conversation as well each word I send in an email, but they are not able to catch the senders of the video to web sites in the Middle East allegedly from terrorists. What is up with that?

[katty]

6. right!! like this stuff isn't all over web 24/7--idiot!

[Demeter]

10. Does Anthrax Ring a Bell?

Lately we've seen that this cabal can't even find its ass with two hands and a map. Guess it needs a teleprompter....

[Divide Et Impera]

7. Transparency....

It's a one way street.





I wonder if bloggers can cite Executive Privilege....

:crazy: