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http://www.naturalnews.com/029...xico_censorship.html
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quote:Originally posted by wright35633:
I bet a republican or two had a hand in this. Money transcends political parties my friend.
quote:Originally posted by lawguy07:quote:Originally posted by wright35633:
I bet a republican or two had a hand in this. Money transcends political parties my friend.
The link is to some conspiracy theory drivel. It says the new rule prohibits reporters and photographers from coming within 65 FEET of a vessel or boom. Those long lenses the press uses could get a shot of a freaking mosquito at more than 65 feet. And how many images of oil-soaked birds do we really need to see anyway? We get the point. The oil is killing wildlife. There's really nothing "news" about anything now but the extent/areas of the spill and the potential for stopping the **** leak. "Orwellian reality"? These people need to get a grip. Did they ever think that maybe the media is just in the way?
quote:Originally posted by flotown79:
I have viewed the link but I still didn't see where the 1st Amendment was suspended.
quote:Originally posted by dolemitejb:
I am admittedly no lawyer, so perhaps lawguy can voir dire what I'm about to present as "expert opinion." Having read the actual text of the First Amendment, and not just using it as a catch-all complaint against government restrictions, I see no basis for calling restricted access a First Amendment violation. The president is not obligated by the First Amendment to grant unlimited interviews, or to allow pictures of him in the shower. In the same sense, the press is not entitled to unlimited access to anything they wish to photograph and/or report on. If the government tells them to stop publishing pictures they have or to stop taking picture all together, then we have a problem. That hasn't happened here. Photographers aren't allowed in a specific area. That is not covered by the First Amendment.
quote:i disagree, no where in the first amendment does it say that government can limit what is said or published
quote:Originally posted by wright35633:
Wow lawguy I wasn't stating an opinion on the first amendment being violated just that its not a party thing.