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Re:Congressman wants WikiLeaks listed as terrorist group by vaksel on Monday November 29, 2010 @10:16AM (#1950508)
it saddens me that a congressman can say something like that and not be driven out of town for abusing the 1st amendment.

How can you make laws, when you don't know that the first amendment guarantees the freedom of the press.

it's like religion, in Europe those who bring up religion in politics get laughed at....in U.S. it's next to impossible to get elected without it.

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Re:Congressman wants WikiLeaks listed as terrorist group by roel_v on Monday November 29, 2010 @10:51AM (#1950640)
Non-exhaustive list of court-recognized exceptions to the First Amendment:

(1) Defamation (2) Causing panic (3) Fighting words (4) Incitement to crime (5) Sedition (6) Obscenity

I don't know what leads to you posit that the congressman doesn't know about the First Amendment. It's very well possible to limit certain expressions of speech, by 'the press', well within the boundaries of the First Amendment.

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Re:Congressman wants WikiLeaks listed as terrorist group by AndrewMoffat on Monday November 29, 2010 @10:39AM (#1950599)
National Security vs. The First Amendment: The Ultimate Showdown
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