Chuck Schumer, Lindsey Graham introduce new media shield law

Politico.com ^ | 7/17/13 | Burgess Everett

[cotton1706]

They just keep plugging along.

[Mr. K]

Be sure to add a provision in the law that says the president must obey the law...

He thinks he can pick and choose which ones he will enforce, even his own

[Piranha]

I am sure in the end it will be a clever way to protect the guy who illegally wiretapped McConnell’s office from prosecution.

[liberalh8ter]

They create the problems, then they solve the problems. Keeps the grazing sheeple thinking they're necessary.

[ConservativeMan55]

Don’t like this.

Basically the law will shield their friends and anyone “they” consider a journalist.

It will add a protected class.

[Vaquero]

yes making a law confirming the 1st amendment.

well the 1st is already the law of the land.

what has to happen is for the POSOTUS to obey the law. He may think it, but he is not above the law.

[Carthego delenda est]

Just wow... Lindsey lecturing us on courage:

“Courage is whether you are willing to stand up next to someone that you don’t always agree with for the betterment of this country.”

Yes Lindsey, you should give that a try sometime and stand up next to a conservative for once!

[jsanders2001]

Yeah. In essence they are killing the Freedom of Information Act and covering their own butts ith the assistance of the LSM. If they get this passed they will move to restrict access to overnment records next, trust me.

[jsanders2001]

Yeah. In essence they are killing the Freedom of Information Act and covering their own butts with the assistance of the LSM. If they get this passed they will move to restrict access to government records next, trust me.

[Paladin2]

We need to be shielded from both of these idiots.

[KarlInOhio]

So, who is a journalist? A big newspaper or TV network like the NY Times or CBS would count. How about a one person blog or even a TV network with three viewers like MS-NBC? How do you compare a print news magazine like Time vs. a (now) web only publication like Newsweak? How do you compare a small town shopping/news paper vs. an international internet gadfly like Drudge? Since the freedom of the press in the first amendment doesn't have a minimum readership or publication schedule stated, so I don't see how they can legally split those hairs.

[SC_Pete]

Is Chuck Schumer gay?

[Major Matt Mason]

If it is cooked up by the Gang of Eight, you know it is bad for America. But it should be renamed the Democrat Shield Law since that is what most of the media is.

FUGOE

[VRW Conspirator]

The Evil Party and the Stupid Party are getting together. Gee, what could possibly go wrong.

[Hoodat]

What good will a new media shield law do when this Administration won’t even follow the old one?

[molson209]

Congress writes a Bill to protect the Media from Congress ? Sounds like a way for Dems to work with the Media to attack opponents .Anything with Schumer involved is a SCAM

[a fool in paradise]

F the Media. They are not gods. They are not supermen. They have no extra rights or protections.

[ExTexasRedhead]

There is no profanity adequate for these vermin?

[EQAndyBuzz]

Looks like they ran out of laws and are circling back for round two.

Here is a law for the media. If you do not tell the truth in reporting a story, you lose your license to operate for a year. The second time it’s the death penalty.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Welcome to 1930’s Germany, the redo?