[yoe]

On its face, the bill doesn't seem to threaten our First Amendment Rights....or does it?

Senator Feinstein's state (CA) just passed a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to practice law in that state...now on its way to Governor Brown's desk...Feinstein going along with this?

[Old Sarge]

It should rightly be called The Propaganda Protection Act.

[Nifster]

simple answer YES

[JRandomFreeper]

Does the Constitution give any authority for the federal government to be involved in any way in the media? I think not.

/johnny

[PoloSec]

If not Fascist what else could it be called, Communist, Marxist, Socialist, maybe Islamist even.

[nathanbedford]

Feinstein's bill is contrary to the essence of the First Amendment. The idea of the First Amendment is to permit media of whatever technology to uncover and make known the activities of government. To suggest that a new technology is not part of the press protected by the First Amendment is Luddite thinking. Logic would compel Feinstein to say that the telegraph could not have been protected, nor radio nor television. The point is not the technology but the freedom to spread the word whether the word is pressed on a page of paper with little inked-over objects by Benjamin Franklin or sent through the ether in digital form by Drudge.

To argue that Drudge somehow was not a proper journalist is to send the entire impeachment of Bill Clinton down the memory hole.

Diane Feinstein is not even proceeding in orderly fashion. First she assaults the Second Amendment and then she goes back to attack the first.

[MeshugeMikey]

Dear Fellow Undocumented Journalist

Drudge nailed it. TRUE Facism

[Terry L Smith]

When any government sets to define what makes a ‘journalist’, which also includes historic discussions whether or not that ‘journalist’ attended an actual college and acquired a ‘journalist’ pedigree, that goernmewnt can then, decide which ‘journalists’ to LICENSE, and which ‘journalists’, to ARREST, THEREBY, CREATING AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL PUBLISHING HOUSE, CALLED GOVERNMENT, AND SHUTTING DOWN FREE SPEECH.

[Navy Patriot]

Seems to fit right in for the USSA.

[EternalVigilance]

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

[shove_it]

Well, I sure flunked the quiz in the article - got 3 of 11 “correct”. So much for CSM quizzies.

[IMR 4350]

“Senator Feinstein’s state (CA) just passed a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to practice law in that state...now on its way to Governor Brown’s desk...Feinstein going along with this?”

Did you pass the background check, obtain you permit, and observe the 15 day waiting period before writing this?

[DaxtonBrown]

I wrote Harry Reid’s only biography exposing deep corruption. http://www.futurnamics.com/reid.php
The MSM won’t touch it, it has been blackballed, even though much of it is sourced FROM THE MSM!
Therefore I would not be considered a legitimate journalist by Feinstein, though I’d argue I’m one of the few doing actual journalism regarding Reid.

[Jim Noble]

It’s not fascist - it’s Soviet.

[Mr. K]

"the law would subvert a free press by giving institutional advantage to government-approved media outlets"

That's it in a nutshell

[Domandred]

Liberals make it so they can define who a journalist is, then they say the first amendments speech and press only apply to journalists.

[Maudeen]

Maybe it is time the Senate define for Feinsein what a ‘REAL’ SENATOR is suppose to be according to our Constitution.

[Vehmgericht]

Relax. This is all done for our own good. We will be protected from irresponsible 17-year-old gossip mongerers. If all journalists are certified by the Ministry of Truth there will be much less disinformation on the net.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” This sounds like a “quaint notion of men who died 200 years ago,” to quote Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) who swore to uphold this “ancient screed.”

[Vehmgericht]

Relax. This is all done for our own good. We will be protected from irresponsible 17-year-old gossip mongerers. If all journalists are certified by the Ministry of Truth there will be much less disinformation on the net.

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” This sounds like a “quaint notion of men who died 200 years ago,” to quote Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) who swore to uphold this “ancient screed.”

[sten]

the freedom of expression is a G-d given right for all people, not some govt designated group of high priests

if govt can designate which people have first amendment rights... then they can designate who has second amendment rights as well.

and last I checked, the Creator didn’t appoint congress to oversee our rights

[First_Salute]

The arrogant, condescending, egotistical Judiciary have nothing more than their vast clique of lawyers who prey upon people, to maintain the semblance of “settled law” that the judges-and-lawyers are “experts with ‘expertise’” in their field ...

which, by the way, is how academics get “tenure” - which is a mutual admiration society grant by the judges vis-a-vis “well back your arrogance, if you’ll back ours”

... allowing by raw fiat that is LOST IN EXTRA-CONSTITUTIONAL SPACE, such claims and grants ...

that are not “settled” at all.

They forget, that our Constitution is a peace treaty.