nsane.forums Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 SOPA author Lamar Smith is back again, this time rallying for a new law that would allow the Justice Department to bring down the 'full force of the law' against journalists who leak state secrets. Texas Representative Lamar Smith, the angry old man who doesn't understand the internet and is the author of popular bills like SOPA, thinks that it's about time for the Justice Department to bring down “the full force of the law” against journalists who leak sensitive information. That includes journalists who have been talking about US involvement in Stuxnet a little bit too much. The only problem is that the Justice Department really can't bring “the full force of the law” against leakers, since the law itself doesn't actually let them do that. No worries – the House Judiciary Committee will fix that, according to Wisconsin Representative James Sensenbrenner. The committee, Sensenbrenner says, is looking at revamping the Espionage Act to allow the prosecution of journalists who leak state secrets. “We've got the Constitutional issue about the First Amendment,” Sensenbrenner said, adding that “there has to be a balance.” In other words, freedom of the press is fine, so long as it doesn't get in the government's way. Obviously, journalists (especially us poor tech journalists) are a bit worried about the whole deal: the executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press says that there is “no need for a new law, and certainly not [one] that was rushed through Congress without careful consideration.” But isn't that how most laws involving technology (and anything, really) are passed? View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 send that rino packing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted July 15, 2012 Administrator Share Posted July 15, 2012 send that rino packing. I heard that not so long ago, after all the SOPA thingy, he got re-elected in his local elections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 thats the problem. rinos and democrats are still getting elected. the only way to fix this is to take the vote back from people. only land owner vote, senators picked by their state just like it originally was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienForce1 Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 - excuse me guys , I don`t want to offend nobody , but did the Americans have become stupid ? -> how is it possible to elect such a moron ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 in the usa congress by poll favor very low. but when polling their elected person its okay. this fuker (excuse my language) and biden must be friends. in anycase there are already laws there about leaking secrets. so this is pointless. they shouldnt had put the sopa part in the story. makes you think he is talking about sopa secrets. all rinos and demcorats need to go period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khashim Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 i wonder how his family is feeling about this and their name being drag down by a single dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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