a reply to: gmoneystunt Well I guess they should start by shutting down the CIA! Operation Mockingbird? That had to be illegal by this precedent, and it was exposed substantially from 1975 up to this very day. It is legal for the Government to distribute propaganda, and has been for MANY years. At the very least, the Agency should be punished, and have ALL ties to news agencies severed. I predict that will not happen.This legislation will lead to some important history-making court cases. I predict that at some point, the Supreme Court will get to rule on a "violation" made by some sort of Independent or Alternative news source. Let us just hope that the Supreme Court rules on the side of the People, rather than the Gov't.. All of the alternative media folks out there better vet all of their sources, just to be on the safe side (as they always should).