Cousin ... no right is absolute. Not even the First Amendment, especially when it’s being cynically used by an outfit like the Slimes that works so hard to undermine legitimate national security interests. Presidents Lincoln, Wilson and Roosevelt didn’t tolerate this sort of treachery. Bush shouldn’t either.
Actually, Rat, each one of those presidents tolerated a great deal of “this sort of treachery” before, during and after their respective wars. Those notorious instances when they failed to do so turned out to be blots on their otherwise sterling reputations.