To: SoFloFreeper
The presidents powers do not include suspension of our First Amendment rights. What government secrets were divulged? The action was on National TV.
34 posted on
08/31/2012 7:06:27 AM PDT by
chainsaw
("Two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.")
To: chainsaw
Not a question of presidential power. Protecting classified information is not a First Amendment issue, it is a national security issue. The sailor in question has signed agreement acknowledging that he would not disclose classified information. Depending on the nature of the information, some of it may not be divulged long after a person has left the employ of the government (or ever, for that matter).
36 posted on
08/31/2012 8:00:23 AM PDT by
stormer
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