Would eavesdropping bill snag reporters? Or you?

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    Originally Posted By EdisYoda

    OK, this one really scares me:

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    <<WASHINGTON - Reporters who write about government surveillance could be prosecuted under proposed legislation that would solidify the administration's eavesdropping authority, according to some legal analysts who are concerned about dramatic changes in U.S. law.>>

    And it gets better:

    <<Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, said the language would allow anyone — "if you read a story in the paper and pass it along to your brother-in-law" — to be prosecuted.

    "As a practical matter, would they use this to try to punish any newspaper or any broadcast? It essentially makes coverage of any of these surveillance programs illegal," she said. "I'm sorry, that's just not constitutional.">>
     
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    Originally Posted By cmpaley

    Why would you want to help the terrorists? "Safety and security" are more important than individual liberty, privacy and, "some law."

    Didn't you get the memo? ;-)
     
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