They are actually drafting legistration in Indiana to make reporters to have a reports's license!

[imanamerican63]

So much for the freedom of press? I guess Pence didn't appreciate the coverage he got after last Sunday's NFL stunt? Lord, give us the grace and the fight to bring these fools down! A story from USA News.

[coolsandy]

1. Don't journalists already have some kind of license or special ID?

[highplainsdem]

2. Article about that legislation and the idiot who drafted it:

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/12/trump-slams-media-indiana-lawmaker-jim-lucas-threatens-license-johas-drafted-bill-license-journalist/757157001/

An Indiana lawmaker has drafted a bill that would require professional journalists to be licensed by state police.

Rep. Jim Lucas had the measure drawn up earlier this year and said he may file it to drive home a point about his signature issue: gun rights.

“If you’re OK licensing my Second Amendment right, what’s wrong with licensing your First Amendment right?” he said.

The proposal comes as President Donald Trump continues to feud with national news outlets such as CNN and NBC.

“Network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked. Not fair to public!” he tweeted Wednesday.

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His proposal would require professional journalists to submit an application to the Indiana State Police. Journalists would be fingerprinted as part of the process and would have to pay a $75 fee for a lifetime license. Those with felony or domestic battery convictions would be prohibited from getting a license.

-snip-

[yardwork]

3. Fascist.

[rurallib]

6. Every other Republican state is probably watching closely

ready to copy once it passes there

[dalton99a]

4. Another idiocy from Mike Pence's home state

[elehhhhna]

5. Unconstitutional attempt to restrain the Free Press

[JDC]

7. But guns, no license needed.

[cstanleytech]

8. No, he is doing this to protest gun licensing laws. It does not make any sense though as the

Constitution specifically gives the government the ability to regulate guns via the "well regulated" part but there is no such clause allowing them to regulate the press and in fact the Constitution specifically is written to prevent the government from interfering with the press.

[democratisphere]

9. That is going nowhere. Indiana isn't going to rewrite the Constitution. Idiots!