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Originally Posted by corporatejay
Freedom of speech should and can be restricted in certain circumstances.
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Yes, for example, death threats against a journalist leaking information the government doesn't like should not be tolerated.
But what should not be restricted the leaking of information the government doesn't want to be leaked. The government can feel free to prosecute those that were privy to classified information and gave it to Assange/Wikileaks but Assange himself has broken no laws, and is, in fact, protected by both the spirit and wording of the First amendment.
Assange is probably reveling in how tyrannical the US government is acting, which I think was his main point all along.