As Trump slams media, an Indiana lawmaker has drafted a bill to license journalists

[DonViejo]

Source: Indiana Star




Tony Cook, [e-mail] Published 12:32 p.m. ET Oct. 12, 2017 | Updated 1:33 p.m. ET Oct. 12, 2017

An Indiana lawmaker has drafted a bill that would require professional journalists to be licensed by state police.

Rep. Jim Lucas had the measure drawn up earlier this year and said he may file it to drive home a point about his signature issue — gun rights.

“If you’re okay licensing my second amendment right, what’s wrong with licensing your first amendment right?” he said. The proposal comes as President Donald Trump continues to feud with national news outlets such as CNN and NBC.

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His proposal would require professional journalists to submit an application to the Indiana State Police. Journalists would be fingerprinted as part of the process and would have to pay a $75 fee for a lifetime license. Those with felony or domestic battery convictions would be prohibited from getting a license.


Read more: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/12/trump-slams-media-indiana-lawmaker-jim-lucas-threatens-license-johas-drafted-bill-license-journalist/757157001/

[turbinetree]

1. Hey Lucas, the first amendment has nothing in there about it being regulated

but the second does----------------so f**k you,


I don't like f**king fascists and people that think that authoritarian rule is the norm, so again f**k you and the orange hair TRAITOR, that's a first amendment right.

[Girard442]

2. This guy should write for the Onion.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "professional journalism" means
the activity of:
(1) writing news for a newspaper, magazine, or news web site;
(2) preparing or writing news to be broadcast on television,
radio, or the Internet; or
(3) broadcasting news on television, radio, or the Internet that
has been prepared under subdivision (2);
for compensation.

That would cover Great-aunt Matilda who writes daily Facebook posts about what her cat Jasper did. Sorry Aunt Maddy, you have a right to remain silent...

[Angry Dragon]

3. does he have a license to practice politics??

[SonofDonald]

13. Bazinga!, right back atcha republicon n/t

[SergeStorms]

15. He'd never pass the exam.

I doubt he could pass a 5th grade history exam. Why do dumb shits like Lucas think (or don't think) they have a right to make stupid shit like that up? Apparently he doesn't know the difference between the Constitutional Amendments, or doesn't know what the Constitutional Amendments are.

I guess this dork lives in a Republican district, otherwise he'd never be in politics at all, but jeepers......how stupid are they in this mook's Indiana district? It must be extremely red for a numb-nut like him to be elected.

[Angry Dragon]

16. red is the communist color

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. RepubliCONs wasting public money on un-Constitutional laws pandering to their knuckle-dragging base.

[Rollo]

5. Perhaps it's all part of Drumpf's master plan to Russify America...

MASA: Make America Russian Again



.

[Angry Dragon]

17. did you mean MARA??

[Rollo]

19. Actually, I meant MAPA...

As in, "Make America русский Again"

"русский" is "Russia" in Russian alphabet.

[Rollo]

20. I was probably thinking "Soviet" at the moment.

[Stuart G]

6. OH MY..poor Jimmy Lucus....so stupid, he does not understand the word..."NO"

back to kindergarten ..ass**le.....here it is ...:''

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."


Now Jimmy...what is it about the word .."no" ....you don't understand? Are you stupid?
yes..you are...This sentence...above is the "supreme" law of the land.. I guess you have trouble with the word "supreme"..perhaps you need to learn how to use a dictionary..

oh..I forgot something Jimmy:.............F**K Y**

[LittleGirl]

7. I think we need a license for

politicians and jurors. good grief, ugh.

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Better yet, Jim, let's not require licenses for automobiles or boats, but a law

that all state office holders be able to pass a US citizenship test.

[Cryptoad]

9. a yr ago i would have said ain't No friggin way

but today,,,,, hell it would not surprise me if they passed the bill!

[keithbvadu2]

10. Think of Rushbo and his drug/morals background... No wonder he is apprehensive.

[Sam McGee]

11. What do you bet . . .

. . . the commander of the Indiana State Police is tearing his hair out, shouting: "WHATTHEEVERLOVINGFUCK????? WITH EVERYTHING ELSE WE DO, I'M NOW SUPPOSED TO START LICENSING JOURNALISTS??? "

[davsand]

12. Every bizarre story about crime I expect to come from Florida. Indiana leads in dumbass legislation

Texas is a very close second, however, with Kentucky and Missouri not too far behind.

I realize a lot of these clowns are not exactly Einsteins, but they amaze me on a regular basis. SMDH.



Laura

[lordsummerisle]

14. Please, please

tell me this is from The Onion...

[SammyWinstonJack]

18. Um.

[Nitram]

21. So many Republican fascists.