More violations of Freedom of the Press and civil rights of reporters

Rokenn · 03-13-2003, 01:26 PM

And of course our civil rights and a free press are completely safe under the Bush administration....

AP Protests Government Seizure of Package Sent From One Reporter to Another

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Quote:

WASHINGTON March 13 —
Government agencies opened a package mailed between two Associated Press reporters last September and seized a copy of an eight-year-old unclassified FBI lab report without obtaining a warrant or notifying the news agency.

click link above for the full story.

[Moved to own thread to not upset Magik]

03-13-2003, 01:32 PM

Thank you Rokken, I appreciate this.

Your article does show that the current administration has some questionable things going on in the Civil Liberties area... Sept. 11 is turning the whole issue upside down. While I believe that Law enforcement needs to be able to work effectively, I think it is going to be a major problem trying to balance security with civil rights.

Edit: I will note that when it has come down to "National Security" I have always voted for being "better safe than sorry".

[ 03-13-2003, 01:34 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

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03-13-2003, 01:32 PM	#2
MagiK Guest Posts: n/a	Thank you Rokken, I appreciate this. Your article does show that the current administration has some questionable things going on in the Civil Liberties area... Sept. 11 is turning the whole issue upside down. While I believe that Law enforcement needs to be able to work effectively, I think it is going to be a major problem trying to balance security with civil rights. Edit: I will note that when it has come down to "National Security" I have always voted for being "better safe than sorry". [ 03-13-2003, 01:34 PM: Message edited by: MagiK ]

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