Lawmaker reintroduces WikiLeaks prosecution bill

[Ohio Joe]

"New legislation in the U.S. Congress targets WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for espionage prosecution.

Representative Peter King, a New York Republican, introduced the Securing Human Intelligence and Enforcing Lawful Dissemination, or SHIELD, Act on Tuesday. The bill would clarify U.S. law by saying that it is an act of espionage to publish the protected names of American intelligence sources who collaborate with the U.S military or intelligence community.

King introduced similar legislation in 2010. Senators John Ensign, a Nevada Republican, Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, and Scott Brown, a Massachusetts Republican, introduced similar legislation in the Senate last week"

http://www.techworld.com.au/article/376845/lawmaker_reintroduces_wikileaks_prosecution_bill/

He did not break any laws so we will make a new one so we can go after him? WTF is that? Creating a law that goes after publishers is a really fucked up thing for an American to want to do. Why do repugs hate America

[msongs]

1. Scum floats nt

[Sinistrous]

2. I have this naive belief that prosecution under

ex post facto laws is explicitly prohibited by the Constitution.

Of course, so is unwarranted search and seizure.

[Ohio Joe]

3. You are correct and I had not even thought of that point

That just makes it an even bigger WTF?