[Jameison]

"However, the 1st amendment seems pretty air tight to me"

When did the first amendment start covering leaking classified national security secrets to Al Quaeda so they can kill more Americans?


"Like I said, they can still print whatever they wish."

And Saddam Hussein is mother Theresa too.
No one is above the law.

[xzins]

Simply read the amendment and look at past interpretations of it.

In the Pentagon Papers case, the Supreme Court's decision included this: "Both the history and language of the First Amendment support the view that the press must be left free to publish news whatever the source, without censorship, injunctions, or prior restraint." http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB48/decision.pdf

There is no claim, however, that LEAKERS are not subject to prosecution.

If I want the other amendments (religion, guns, etc) interpreted strictly, then I must do the same with the press.)