[lilylangtree]

Whatever happened to the 1st Amendment cry? CNN is stifling information and thereby abusing their employees first amendment rights.

[muggs]

Whatever happened to the 1st Amendment cry? CNN is stifling information and thereby abusing their employees first amendment rights. 7 posted on 3/7/02 12:31 PM Eastern by lilylangtree [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]

DITTO !!

[Arthur McGowan]

There is no such thing as "First Amendment Rights." The First Amendment does not grant ANY rights to ANYBODY. The First Amendment lists a number of things CONGRESS is prohibited from doing. But NOBODY's rights come from the First Amendment. Rights come from God.

[TwakeIDFins]

Whatever happened to the 1st Amendment cry? CNN is stifling information and thereby abusing their employees first amendment rights.

Cute.

In the first place, employers have the right to restrict what their employees publish. That should go without saying. The First Amendment has nothing to do with it.

Secondly, Drudge hasn't posted the whole memo as yet. It makes no sense to judge the memo on the basis of a couple of quotes, possibly taken out of context. He doesn't yet quote anything in the memo which warns employees to "hold off" reporting on the book.

My suggestion: reserve judgment 'til you've seen the facts.