By Dave DeCamp / Antiwar.com
Scheer Post
A resolution introduced in the House last month calls for the US to drop the charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces up to 175 years in prison if extradited to the US and convicted for journalism that exposed US war crimes.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), expresses “the sense of the House of Representatives that regular journalistic activities, including the obtainment and publication of information, are protected under the First Amendment and that the federal government should drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange.”
Assange, who’s been held in London’s Belmarsh Prison since 2019, has a hearing scheduled at the UK High Court on February 20 and 21 to appeal his extradition to the US, which is likely his final chance. Ahead of the hearing, WikiLeaks and Assange’s supporters are asking Americans to contact their House representatives and urge them to support Gosar’s resolution.
Click here to find your representative, or call the House switchboard operator at (202) 224-3121. Tell them to support H.Res. 934 to protect the First Amendment and press freedom.
So far, the resolution has eight co-sponsors: Reps. James McGovern D-MA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Clay Higgins (R-LA).
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I tested my like button and it still works.
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yeah. its not just yours. occasionally a like of mine surprisingly gets thru. but generally speaking i cant like anything anywhere. wordpress is likely aware of it. the last time i conplained about something to wordpress their solution caused me to lose data. so im leary.
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It’s nice to see US so-called “leaders” leading, for a change. Assange has suffered far too long, for no good reason, due to his commitment to investigative journalism. The world needs people like Assange. He needs to be freed and commended, for what he did for all of us.
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Isn’t it, Katherine – so totally refreshing to see them lead. I suspect it’s likely too little too late.
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