May 7, 2015 by the Chelsea Manning Support Network
On May 6, The Guardian published Chelsea Manning’s latest op-ed, “We’re citizens, not subjects. We have the right to criticize government without fear,” concerning increasing freedom of information and government transparency. Manning states, “We need to create a media ‘shield’ law with teeth and substance that creates an effective federal privilege for communications between a journalist and her sources, preventing the government from compelling testimony from the journalist and to protect the documents, records and other information created by the journalist and the actual communications between the journalist and her sources. The privilege should be in effect unless the government can prove with clear and convincing evidence that very clear and dangerous circumstances should merit an exception.”
Further illustrating her point, Chelsea has proposed the “Bill to Re-Establish the National Integrity and to Protect Freedom of Speech, and the Freedom of the Press” (below) and has also written a Section-by-Section analysis of the bill (below).
Section-By-Section Analysis of the Proposed National Integrity and Free Speech Protection Act (NIFSPA) by Chelsea E. Manning
Bill to Re-Establish the National Integrity and to Protect Freedom of Speech, and the Freedom of the Press by Chelsea E Manning