[Mobile Vulgus]

If the leftists get their way in fetid france, they will SURELY try it here.

[NonValueAdded]

The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists.

Journalists behaving badly? Only when an act of violence is committed by a professional journalist can it be filmed or broadcast? (chalk it up to the nuance of translation)

[EagleUSA]

In a warning to the sanctity of free speech in a democratic nation, France is about to show us what happens when the state is allowed to legally determine who is allowed to be a "journalist", or who is a "legitimate" source of news: You get the criminalization of speech.
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The beauty of socialism and government oppression. This is why you do not want a Marxist in our White House, or in control of Congress.

[expatguy]

Expect the same - very soon in the United States

Please read and offer your comments

An American Expat in Southeast Asia

[Nextrush]

"Professional Journalist", like licensed by the government or something like that. Wow! Freedom and France don't mix.

[Nomorjer Kinov]

The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists.

If the "professional' journalists never arrive, then the violence doesn't exist. So now we know, in France, when a tree falls in the forrest, it doesn't make a sound.

[RC2]

They learned well from the old Germany.

[Calpernia]

"certification system"

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1797174/posts
And here: "Proof of Credentials"

This is all backdooring to, IMO:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1591390/posts
NJ Bill Would Prohibit Anonymous Posts on Forums...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1591081/posts
The problem of thin-skinned politicos (NJ bill to ban anonymous posting)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1589588/posts
NJ LEGISLATURE - ID of interactive computer services & Internet service

[YOUGOTIT]

All of Europe has been going this way for many years as the left took over in Brussels at the EU individual freedom has gone and will continue to go as the Left who are really Nazi and Communist take over more and more of the EU. It is a shame but that is what the people in the EU want and that is what they got.

One can only hope that we here in the United States will not allow Herr Schumer and Frau Poleski to bring about a left-wing dictatorship but it looks like the people have voted them in so there is not much we can do about it.

[ZeitgeistSurfer]

Anyone who takes the freedom of the Internet for granted is in for a very rude shock if the RATS gain full power. Not only will they eliminate conservative talk radio with a new "fairness" doctrine, they will go after the Internet with a vengence, citing hate crime laws, libel, etc. Of course, they will ignore MoveOn, Huffington, etc., but you can bet your bottom dollar that Free Republic will be in the center of their crosshairs.

[Publius6961]

French Constitutional Council?
Is that something like our Supreme Court?

It is fun speculating what the result would be if the same thing is proposed in the US.
I'm dying to know how the "arguments" pro and con might go.
Seems to me the legitimacy of the concept might already be set through existing unchallenged "hate speech" legislation.

[kidd]

Isn't this a rather difficult set of restrictions to enforce?

[sgtbono2002]

Liberty,Equality,Fraternity.

The French Revolutionary outcry,is just so nuch Bullcrap these days.

Bring back the guillotine. Off with their heads. France: Tha language is dead and the country is on the way out.

[Reaganesque]

They're already thinking about it here in the US. It's called "The Fairness Doctrine". Or, more accurately put: the "Make Opposition to Liberal Governance Illegal Act". All Hate Crimes legislation falls into this category as well.

[Obie Wan]

OK memory slips but wasn't there some kind of "fairness" legislation being put up by some politicians here recently that would force any radio station giving a conservative point of view to HAVE to give the liberal counter-balance side of an issue whether they wanted to or not ???

[penowa]

Yes, I'm sure that besides their Fairness Doctrine to get rid of conservative talk radio, the Democrats are working on something to shut up sites like FR and conservative bloggers.

[RetiredArmy]

Awwwwww, to live in a totally free socialist and Marxist society. Such wonders of greatness, wonders of love and affection. Wonders of grander. /sarcasm still on.

[The Great RJ]

It will start in the US by silencing political bloggers in the name of campaign finance reform and the fairness doctrine.