Idiot politicians jumping the gun again.

After Afghan War Leaks, Revisions in a Shield Bill
By CHARLIE SAVAGE
Published: August 3, 2010



WASHINGTON — Democratic senators who have been working on legislation providing greater protections to reporters who refuse to identify confidential sources are backpedaling from WikiLeaks, the Web site that recently disclosed more than 75,000 classified documents related to the Afghanistan war.

Senators Charles E. Schumer and Dianne Feinstein, Democrats of New York and California, are drafting an amendment to make clear that the bill’s protections extend only to traditional news-gathering activities and not to Web sites that serve as a conduit for the mass dissemination of secret documents. The so-called “media shield” bill is awaiting a vote on the Senate floor.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/04/us/04shield.html?ref=asia