Those Responsible, 1939 vs 2009

One by one they fall. Change is here. This time it’s citizen journalism and related first amendment rights.

As reported by Mark Hemingway¹, Senator Feinstein D-California and Durbin D-Illinois have proposed an amendment to a new “press shield law”; the law originally put fourth by Specter D-Philadelphia.

According to observers, this amendment has the purpose of making activities such as the infamous ACORN video sting illegal or at a minimum no longer federally protected journalistic activity.

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Citizen Journalism, Constitution, Fascism, First Amendment, Freedom of Speech Hide

Nevada Development Authority

The Golden State hasn’t been that golden in a long while. Year after year the state seems to move from one budget crisis to the next. From one massive budget shortfall to another just as big or bigger. If political speeches promising a better future had any worth, the state would be platinum by now.

The experience that California is going through can be very helpful to the rest of the nation.

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Budget Deficit, California, Entitlement Programs, Government inefficiency, Unemployment Hide