The Sword

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Senator Durbin:...But here is the bottom line--the media shield law, which I am prepared to support, and I know Sen. Graham supports, still leaves an unanswered question, which I have raised many times: What is a journalist today in 2013? We know it’s someone that works for Fox or AP, but does it include a blogger? Does it include someone who is tweeting? Are these people journalists and entitled to constitutional protection?

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Just as predicted, The Shield is, in fact, The Sword. The Constitution protects everyone's speech, but this law will be selective.

Also, note the wonderful turn of phrase, - "are these people entitled to the Constitutional protection". Senator Durbin thinks of our rights as "entitlements". He wants to sort it out. It is time in the XXI century to review the old and busted Constitution, and to figure out which people are entitled to its protection and which aren't.