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To: Joiseydude

Okay, that’s it. Enough Already!
Where’s the Damn Birth Certificate!
Keep up the Mantra:
What is he Hiding and Why?
What is he Hiding and Why?
What is he Hiding and Why?
What is he Hiding and Why?
What is he Hiding and Why?
WHAT IS HE HIDING AND WHY?


76 posted on 05/24/2009 11:14:22 PM PDT by Art in Idaho
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To: everyone

HR 985 appears to be about PROTECTING JOURNALISTS and their SOURCES.

http://www.congress.org/congressorg/webreturn/?url=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.985:

Excerpt 1

“(a) Conditions for Compelled Disclosure- In any matter arising under Federal law, a Federal entity may not compel a covered person to provide testimony or produce any document related to information obtained or created by such covered person as part of engaging in journalism, unless a court determines by a preponderance of the evidence, after providing notice and an opportunity to be heard to such covered person—”


Excerpt 2

“(2) COVERED PERSON- The term `covered person’ means a person who regularly gathers, prepares, collects, photographs, records, writes, edits, reports, or publishes news or information that concerns local, national, or international events or other matters of public interest for dissemination to the public for a substantial portion of the person’s livelihood or for substantial financial gain and includes a supervisor, employer, parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of such covered person. Such term shall not include—”



78 posted on 05/24/2009 11:16:51 PM PDT by Technical Editor
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