The journalist group Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has penned a letter of complaint to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder after revelations that the Department of Justice obtained the phone records of some 100 reporters from the Associated Press.
The letter informs Holder that the group was "stunned" to learn of the DOJ's actions against the Associated Press and notes that none of them could "remember an instance where such an overreaching dragnet for news gathering materials was deployed by the Department."
"The scope of this action calls into question the very integrity of Department of Justice policies toward the press and its ability to balance, on its own, its police powers against the First Amendment rights of the news media and the public’s interest in reporting on all manner of government conduct, including matters touching on national security which lie at the heart of this case," the letter states.
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4 comments:
complain all you want, fast and furious went no where. this will fade just as that did. this is what you elected suck it up
In the word of the famous Gomer Pyle-Surprise, Surprise, surprise! After flying cover for the commies for years, they are now outraged that commie tactics are being used on them. What the government is doing is scary as hell, but the fury of the media in this case is laughable.
The MSM deserves what it gets. They are the most responsible for this monster getting away with all of his crimes.
Constitution, what Constitution?
Eric Holder and Barack Obama are above that dingy piece of paper!
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