Blogs are the ONLY Media those exposing corruption have.
Blogs are the ONLY truly Independent Media in our "time".
Bloggers are Citizens and have First Amendment Rights, PERIOD.
Bloggers are Citizens and have First Amendment Rights, PERIOD.
'First Amendment Protection' "
"Whether bloggers count as journalists has mostly been a matter of esoterics for reporter types. But as Congress weighs a media shield law in response to the Associated Press/Justice Department subpoena scandal, the question is gaining an urgency that lawmakers are finding hard to ignore as they turn to writing the bill.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., took on the issue—and stumbled.
"Who is a journalist is a question we need to ask ourselves," he said. "Is any blogger out there saying anything—do they deserve First Amendment protection? These are the issues of our times."
The verbal slipup aside (of course bloggers are covered under the Bill of Rights!), Graham's riffing on constitutional law exposes one of the age-old tensions between journalism as a product and journalism as an activity. What Graham really meant to ask was whether bloggers deserve the specific protections of the First Amendment that are granted to the press. And in fact, along with his colleague Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., Graham has been an ardent proponent of a media shield law in recent weeks. But as the line between blogger and journalist has blurred, a far more relevant challenge is figuring out whether those protections apply to the behavior of finding and passing on (sometimes secret) information, or if they apply only to people with little plastic ID badges to prove their affiliation.
In some ways, what this episode really suggests is that it might be time to retire the word "blogger" as an artifact of the aughts.
Update:
Just to be clear, every blogger is entitled to constitutionally-protected Freedom of Speech.
— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) June 5, 2013"
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ATTORNEYS David Aman of Portland Tonkon Torp, Kevin D. Padrick, Marc J. Randazza AND Judge Marco Hernandez, Judge Gloria Navarro better Get a Memo on the FACT that the First Amendment Applies to Bloggers, Even ones they don't like, such as Anti-Corruption Blogger Crystal L. Cox
Or maybe Lindsey Graham is confused and the First Amendment does not TRULY apply to BLOGGERS, especially if they are bloggers who EXPOSE Corruption and Demand Transparency and Strive to Truly Be Independent Media, such as Investigative Blogger Crystal L. Cox.
"there are no First Amendment implications." RULED Judge Hernandezhttp://www.rcfp.org/sites/default/files/docs/20111208_164702_cox_opinion.pdf
Judge Marco Hernandez claimed that other bloggers may have this right but now Crystal Cox, why? Well he claimed that Crystal Cox had no ethics, or standards. See Crystal Cox was exposing Portland Oregon's top law firms, Judges, Department of Justice Employees and more and needed to be silenced and discredited. ( Obsidian Finance Group, Perkins Coie, Sussman Shank, Portland General Electric, Pacificorp, Michael Simon - now a Judge, and more of the Portland Elite)
http://www.obsidianfinancesucks.com/
A Bit more on the Case of BLOGGER Crystal Cox, where Federal Judge Marco Hernandez RULED that the First Amendment Does not Apply to Bloggers, ESPECIALLY Crystal Cox, because she Allegedly has no ethics and standards ( which is not LAW, nor a constitutional issue)
Free Speech RIGHTS is a Matter of Local Courts, and Well it DOES not apply to Bloggers who expose local or state corruption, these bloggers, such as Crystal Cox will get the smack down, then once they get a massive ruling against them, they will be defamed, and painting in false light in the biggest media around the world.
Here is the Nevada Case where Judge Gloria Navarro side stepped the First Amendment all together and wiped out massive blogs, online content, and competing search engine results because Attorney Marc J. Randazza told her to. See the online media was criticizing Marc Randazza, alleged Free Speech Attorney, and so he simply did away with the blogs with NO FIRST AMENDMENT ADJUDICATION
Investigative Blogger Crystal Cox is Fighting Back and has Filed Legal Action against those who have defamed here, including an Anti-Trust Lawsuit against Big Media
