Espionage Act makes felons of us all

12/13/2010 • godlikeproductions.com

It also criminalizes all casual discussions of such disclosures by persons not authorized to receive them to other persons not authorized to receive them–in other words, all tweets sending around those countless news stories, all blogging on them, and all dinner party conversations about their contents. Taken at its word, the Espionage Act makes felons of us all.

1 Comments in Response to Espionage Act makes felons of us all

Comment by tittiger

Entered on: 12/13/2010 1:25:55 PM

Ayn Rand was right after all....

There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. -- (Page 406 of Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand paraphrased).

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