The three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held unanimously that there is no difference between a journalist for a media outlet and another speaker when it comes to First Amendment protections.
There are many things that I dislike about the Internet, but it sure does provide us bloggers with a pulpit that can expose the evildoers. I have never been hesitant to call a spade a spade. Over the course of the last couple of years, I have shared true stories of individuals who have attempted to masquerade as respectable members of the community when it is clear that their souls are filled with excrement. Some of these people have been so angry that I have exposed them that they have filed Civil Harassment Restraining Orders against me, your humble narrator. I had to defend my speech and my freedom to keep arms to protect myself at my own expense. But I persisted. And won. Shitters, you can run but you cannot hide.
