Latest attack on the constitutional right to free speech

[Craig234]

The constitution says the government will not restrict the freedom of the press. The Pentagon just ordered every reporter at the Pentagon to not say anything that they haven't approved.

Trump's New Restrictions on Pentagon Reporters 'Should Alarm Every American' | Common Dreams

"If the news about our military must first be approved by the government, then the public is no longer getting independent reporting," warned the National Press Club after journalists told of rule changes.

www.commondreams.org

 

[Loulit01]

The constitution says the government will not restrict the freedom of the press. The Pentagon just ordered every reporter at the Pentagon to not say anything that they haven't approved.

Trump's New Restrictions on Pentagon Reporters 'Should Alarm Every American' | Common Dreams

"If the news about our military must first be approved by the government, then the public is no longer getting independent reporting," warned the National Press Club after journalists told of rule changes.

www.commondreams.org

The 1st Amendment says Congress shall make no law restricting the freedom of the press. Is it the same thing? SCOTUS will tell us eventually.

 

[bythoughts]

The 1st Amendment says Congress shall make no law restricting the freedom of the press. Is it the same thing? SCOTUS will tell us eventually.

In better times, this point has been clear, but now, who knows?

The issue is one of propaganda. If the government fines you a million dollars for opposing its candidate, that's censorship. If they award a million dollar subsidy to every other news outlet but yours, then tax all news outlets a million dollars, is that censorship? I'd say YES.

The news outlets are effectively taxed via broadcast licensing requirements. And allowing prize-plum reporters into the Pentagon to reward them for saying only what the government wants to hear - that's a subsidy.

Problem is, we already have Texas handing out giant film subsidies to anybody who is willing to make a movie that is exactly what the governor of Texas wants. We have prisons handing out reduced jail time to people who get involved with the right religious organization. We have a White House Press Corps that is not for the scant of belief. And the Supreme Court isn't doing much of anything.

 

[Mycroft]

The constitution says the government will not restrict the freedom of the press. The Pentagon just ordered every reporter at the Pentagon to not say anything that they haven't approved.

Trump's New Restrictions on Pentagon Reporters 'Should Alarm Every American' | Common Dreams

"If the news about our military must first be approved by the government, then the public is no longer getting independent reporting," warned the National Press Club after journalists told of rule changes.

www.commondreams.org

This article and your interpretation of it is a lie.

The Pentagon doesn't restrict any reporter from saying anything they haven't approved. Rather, the Pentagon is restricting the ability of reporters to obtain and release to the public classified or controlled unclassified Pentagon information. This restriction is in accordance with EO 13552 (classified information), EO 13556 (controlled unclassified information) and the Atomic Energy Act. Both EO's were issued by President Obama and the AEA was signed into law in 1954.



Now...the National Press Club and Common Dreams can piss, moan and cry all they want, but if they want access to the Pentagon and access to information from the Pentagon, they will have to comply with the rules. It's their choice.

Or, of course, they can do what has been done so many times in the last nine months. They can find a crooked judge, file suit against the Pentagon and get an injunction that'll last as long as it takes for an appeals court to slap down the suit.

 

[Loulit01]

Sounds like prior restraint.

What is prior restraint?​

Prior restraint generally restricts speech before it happens, but it goes further than that. It also is when the government requires any review or approval process before the speech or expression occurs.

Simply put: A prior restraint is anytime the government acts as a gatekeeper to free expression.

Prior Restraint: When (and How) the Government Can Censor You

What is prior restraint? Here's everything you need to know about censorship and this First Amendment topic.

www.freedomforum.org

Threats to national security. The government has a compelling interest in protecting national security. There is often no margin for error when lives are on the line. But hypothetical threats to national security are not enough to justify a prior restraint. Courts have said that the government needs to prove a direct and immediate danger to national security or similar likelihood that publication would result in loss of life.
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[Peacenik]

Trump is going too far.

The guardrails are gone.

 

[gboisjo]

Trump is going too far.

The guardrails are gone.

And to think we've got 3+ years left with this mother ****er in office.

 

[Peacenik]

And to think we've got 3+ years left with this mother ****er in office.

Hard to imagine him making it that far. He has already stirred up so much trouble and bad vibes.