There's been a big shift in the political climate between Snowden's first revelations - when there was a concerted, and very successful, government-media jihad to paint Snowden as a "traitor" - and the House vote on the Amash-Conyers amendment. Liberal, mainstream media voices are now saying: this has gone too far. In such a moment, it's good to push to expand the limits of debate. That's why I'm trying to put the Espionage Act on the table for discussion.
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Carrol Cox <[email protected]> wrote: > Who is going to bell the cat? > > More soberly -- if _any_ power existed that could repeal the act there > would > be no need for repealing it. > > Carrol > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:pen-l- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Naiman > > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:26 AM > > To: Progressive Economics > > Subject: [Pen-l] Amend or Repeal the Espionage Act to Protect Journalists > and > > Whistle-blowers > > > > Isn't it high time to amend or repeal > <http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/fix- > > espionage-act-to?source=c.url&r_by=1135580> the Espionage Act of 1917 so > > that it can't be used to charge whistle-blowers or journalists with > "aiding the > > enemy"? > > > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/amend-or-repeal-the- > > espio_b_3756527.html > > > > > > -- > > Robert Naiman > > Policy Director > > Just Foreign Policy > > www.justforeignpolicy.org > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Robert Naiman Policy Director Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected]
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