QOTD -- Banning The Free Press

 

"The president said it plainly in the Oval Office, describing his own planned action as a 'ban on the free press.'

"The Constitution protects the freedom of the press from government interference. That protection does not depend on whether the president likes a news organization’s coverage, agrees with its reporting, or approves of the questions its journalists ask. 

"This is about more than the rights of journalists. It is about the right of the American people to receive a full and independent account of the activities, policies and decisions of whoever occupies the nation’s highest office. 

"The WHCA stands in defense of our colleagues at CNN, MSNOW, and POLITICO who are being singled out for doing their jobs." -- Jacqui Heinrich, WHCA president, on the Malignant Fascist's latest attack on the free press.  Now let's see if their member organizations have the sack to follow through by boycotting White House press conferences, cancelling the annual "nerd ball" dinner, joining in any lawsuits filed against these press restrictions, etc.  We'll reserve judgement.