A long fight
between reporter James Risen and prosecutors has finally ended. Attorney
General Eric Holder has decided agents forcing Risen from reveling his source
who reviled to him CIA efforts to sabotage Iran’s nuclear weapons program. "As long as I am attorney general, no
reporter who is doing his job is going to jail." said Holder. Even
though there is no Federal shield law passed, this effort by Holder might spark
the response to produce one.
Currently there are 49 states who
have shield laws, Wyoming being the only state without one. Shield laws help
enforce our First Amendment of freedom of the press. A national shield law
would allow for people to speak out freely to the press without being afraid of
the government reprimanding them for what they have said. It would also allow for
the people to keep the government in check. A Federal shield law would give the
people power, and keep freedom of the press alive and thriving.
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