First Amendment freedoms can be burdensome and pesky, provided they are not being used to advance a rationale in favor of undermining national security, according to a Jan. 22 New York Times article. The same newspaper that had no qualms about reporting on the details of CIA detention centers in the aftermath of 9/11 is now concerned about the fallout to certain states from the U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the government ban on corporate and union political spending.
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