If the federal government takes such cases to court, judges should require that the government document the specific ways that specific journalistic disclosures resulted in specific harm to the nation.

Bush wants. hahahahahhaah!

This administration is less interested in the Constitution than were the leaders of the old USSR. I mean Bush cares less about our laws than did Khrushchev, Brezhnev, or Gorbachev. These people dangerous to this nation than were the nation's worst Cold War enemies. I've not decided on how to rate these characters relative to Stalin. How they can can anyone, regardless of the crime, a "traitor" is beyond my comprehension.

I used to be truely independent. Now, I'm reduced to voting a Democrat or anyone but a Republican. Anyone supporting the Republican party, in my book, is a criminal and a traitor. I'm not happy about that position, either. It's just inconceiveable to me that anyone patriotic to the concepts of this democracy can cling to the notion that the Republican party can be good for the country.

To all - what those people want isn't possible anymore. Let them try to silience criticism in this age of communication.

We are now fully engage in the information war - let the battle begins.

So make sure when you are visited by the 'protectors of your freedom' you have your webcam and blogs ready. Transparency is what they hate more then anything for it forces an accountability of actions.

Do you think each of those 'protectors' want to be expose for their dirty work? No, but every connection locks them down and identifies the battle lines.

This isn't a battle just on the street - folks. It's exposing and reporting to the world.

Its' the next test between the might of the Pen (Keyboard) vs. the Sword.

the white house thinks by shutting down dissent and transparency, the bad stuff is going to go away.

It will be that way if the US becomes a dictatorship and a communist nation. Sadly the first steps are being taken, first with eves dropping on citizens and silencing the press, now its assaulting whistleblowers.

Then it's time for the whistleblowers to take to the Internet. Here's mud in your eyes Bush Cabal!!!!!

Hypocrits??? Flip floppers???
Strange that there is so much concern about reporters leaking information about NSA spying and prisoner abuse and so little concern about outing a covert CIA agent. Guess chimpy makes the rules.

the white house thinks by shutting down dissent and transparency, the bad stuff is going to go away.

It will be that way if the US becomes a dictatorship and a communist nation.

Communist? Hell, the Chinese aren't even Communist anymore. It'll more likely become a Corporatist, aka Fascist, nation. That doesn't mean jackboots and death camps necessarily, it means fusion of the corporate and government sectors, and elimination of civil rights.

And the dittoheads will stomp and cheer, "We want you Big Brother!!!"

-F.

It is time that we take Bush and his henchmen to court for infringing upon OUR civil liberties. The way I see it, Bush is the biggest terrorist in the world today.

It is time that we take Bush and his henchmen to court for infringing upon OUR civil liberties. The way I see it, Bush is the biggest terrorist in the world today.

Under the Bush adminstration, the U.S has become a much more restrictive, closed and fearful society. I do believe that the Bush administration would go the full course of eradicating our civil liberties and our Constitutional protections if they could. In principle, they are NO different than what former communist nations and dictatorships did in oppressing their own people, those that, indicentially, we used to condemn. The only reason that the American people still have some liberty, rights, freedoms and protections is that this Administation, in alliance with the New World Order--the real money brokers--does not yet have sufficient political power to implement their full agenda. When they do be certain that they will not stop until they achieved complete and utter control!

Journalists report. One or more Government employees with security clearances leak classified information. Unless the journalists are employed by the government and have been issued security clearances and the need to know whatever classified information was given them, they can hardly be guilty of "leaking" classified info.

MEMO; BUSH to all independent publishers, reporters,etc. STOP THE PRESSES--WE REALLY MEAN IT!

In dealing with any extremist, such as the Shrubmeister, there come many points in time that one ceases believing that what the tweaky neurotic bastard wants has any bearing on the immediate reality whatsoever.

It's the point of personal separation that dictates that aside from the immediate moment when conformity is demanded, and the recipient of that threat must decide to either comply or resist, persons like the Shrub are simply major inconveniences to be despised or ignored at a distance. Whichever causes the least consumption of ant-acids.

The government, Shrub, the oligarchs, and the rest, have as much authority as we give them. Want them gone? Gather a mere one percent of the nation, and run them into the sea in a dinghy with a hole in it!

Our softness and fear is thir strength. Just as their inhumanity provides us with motive and spirit.

And the angrier that we become at their increasingly outrageous demands, the less compliant that some of us will be. It's the judo-like nature of much of the human spirit.... hidden somewhere underneath teh artificial tans and spare tires resulting from too many trips to the local pizzaria, and too much time in front of the tele.

The more the twerp pushes to steal things that aren't his, the more persons in the world will say, "Hey George, find a hobby!" as he marches forth in his incessant attempt to annoy and conquer.... Or was that conquer and annoy?? He shifts his rational so often it's hard to say for sure....

I'm personally still looking under my bed to locate those Ay-Rabs and High-Rackies that he told me were coming to steal my freedoms?? And just how the hell will they carry them all??!!... In a shoe box, I suppose..... Or perhaps a small coin purse will hold the tiny remains of them once the Emperor Chimp is done!!

Bush has quite clearly never read the Constitution and should be the president of a country like Kazakhstan, not the United States.

Impeach Bush and Cheney now!

Bush thinks that he's in trouble now, and that is what the retaliation is about. As things get worse for him, he will become more and more oppressive, just like Nixon. Difference is that Bush has some number of fools tricked into believing the lie about it being terrorism related. He's a one trick pony and that is the trick.

But just wait. There are other things to come. IRS harassment audits for dissenters, men in black calling on your company and bob's-your-uncle you're fired. NSA overworked by spying on you. Credit card problems. Frozen bank accounts while the bank forcloses on your mortgage. This current stuff is nothing but the dictator wannabe warming up to complete population control by his suck-up minions. The more he gets away with the more he's willing to try, and Congress is giving this bastard a free pass on it all.

Ok....how DOES one go about suing the President and his merry little men? The ones with little things between their legs? Surely they have that syndrome where they are small in one area and act larger in other parts of their lives. It's ok but it's really affecting us big time. It's time to stop them but how? How do we get together as one and stop them? We need direction.

Paige

You join Move On.Org. .You sign petitions, you write your Senators. You call your Congress. You write to the Editor of your Local Paper.

That is what is happening all over this country. Even Republicans are starting to see what is really happening.

Eventually, the congress is going to have hearings. You vote for Democrats or Independents in the 2006 election. And watch how fast you will have REAL INVESTIGATIONS. Not the phony ones going on now like the Lobbying Reform that is going on now, which is a sham!

That is HOW, Vote, be careful about the Diebold Touch machines, Ask questions from your local Sec. of State who has the power to certify elections.Even pull DIRTY TRICKS as was done(and proven) in 2000 and 2004!

"Leaks" are the only way the truth is exposed. They help the American people, NOT the enemy. The ENEMY is WITHIN! We must protect our Constitution which insures free speech. We must take back our government from its current treacherous course of action that which is leading, as is self evident, to Totalitarianism, Autocracy and Facisim. Thanks to and long live the FREE PRESS.

You guys, don't vote Democrat this fall. They're no better than the GOP. Vote Constitution Party, or even Libertarian (those guys are a bit too liberal for my liking though).

This thing about third parties not winning is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Can you imagine what would happen if EVERY SINGLE REGISTERED VOTER voted third party?

The Diebold machines would probably explode.... :P