[Jameison]

"Newspapers are protected by the first amendment on this issue"

Newspapers are not above the law. They are not protected from from the consequences of committing treason, or passing on classified national security date to our sworn enemies, just because they pass said information througfh their front pages.
Powerline did a series of pieces on this a few months back, and those guys at Powerline sure know their law.

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Newspapers are not above the law. They are not protected from from the consequences of committing treason, or passing on classified national security date to our sworn enemies, just because they pass said information througfh their front pages.
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Maybe I should have said , hiding behind the first amendment. I understand the law, the point I was trying but failed to make is that the precedents on this issue are that the press has been given very wide latitude, in this free society, to say what they can factually substantiate regardless of the national security issues. I know this is wrong, but it becomes impossible to legally stop. If we fought this battle which would take years, and lost on first amendment issues the results would be carte blanche making the situation even worse. That's why I believe the prosecution of the leaker through the reporter is the way to go. Jail the reporter until he reveals his source. then prosecute the leaker. None of these spinless traitors would go to jail on principle for very long. Once a leaker or two faced a 10 year bid, this b.s. would stop.