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Originally posted by Rudey
Well freedom of speech cannot be guaranteed in all incidences.
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An honest answer -- and not a bad one.
The Constitution is not a suicide pact. There are a few (very few) instances where the media must either voluntarily back away from reporting certain facts or be enjoined from that reporting -- and they generally do cooperate with officials. Really. Even the "dark empire" at CBS held a story for a couple of weeks at the request of the DOD.
What really amazes me is the number of people who will be shocked and outraged at the results of this survey, but will be the first to decry a network or newspaper for liberalism or conservatism -- or being the next thing to Communist -- when something with which they (or their party) strongly disagree is published or broadcast.
Human nature, I suppose.