Hey, First Amendment Rights 38509

You might think the only thing going in Washington is a lame (duck) President and disgraced Senators. But you???d be wrong!

Yesterday, the House passed the journalist shield law 398 to 21. The law would allow journalists to protect the confidentially of sources in most federal cases. As non-journalists, this law wouldn’t really affect us. But we’d still like it to pass for the drama.

In a total departure from their usual stance toward journalists, the White House is against the law and has threatened a veto. It still has to get past the Senate before Bush will get a chance to play his ???threat to national security” card.

[AP]