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"Congress arrests anti-fracking activists" -- WFP

This is shocking. And frankly, un-American.

Politico and the Huffington Post [reported on Feb. 01, 2012] that House Republicans ordered Capitol Hill police to arrest Josh Fox, award-winning director of Gasland. His crime? Filming a public hearing on hydrofracking.

The hearing was open to the public. But Republicans on the committee simply didn’t want him there. They also turned away an ABC News crew.

This is an unambiguous violation of the First Amendment. But why? What could they be discussing that they don’t want the world to know about? If fracking is so safe, there must not be any reason to hide the details, right?

Journalists arrested at a public hearing is something you might expect to see in some third-world dictatorship — not here.

Freedom of the press applies, even on Capitol Hill.

This is unacceptable. Join us in telling [Congress] to apologize and to respect the First Amendment:

http://action.workingfamiliesparty.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5377

Posted 3 months ago

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Tags: US Congress, Freedom of the Press, First Amendment, Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill Police, House Republicans, Journalism, Public Hearing,
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