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Originally Posted by Seaver
Washington hung people for spying during the war. Revealing secrets was deemed illegal by even one of those who agreed with the freedom of speech.
nice try.
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spying and media revealing classified information......apples and oranges.
USSC.... NY Times vs United States by vote of 6-3.
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The United States, which brought these actions to enjoin publication in the New York Times and in the Washington Post of certain classified material, has not met the "heavy burden of showing justification for the enforcement of such a [prior] restraint."
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Thats not to say that there are not situations where the US govt could show just cause...but not a blanket restriction.
nice try!
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Last edited by dc_dux; 04-05-2008 at 01:44 PM..
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