On Monday, President Obama signed the "Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act" in honor of Daniel Pearl. It was passed by Congress and orders the State Department to prepare and publish a list of countries where journalists and bloggers aren't safe. Duh!
This is somehow supposed to shame those countriesinto changing their ways.
It took an act of Congress to pass something that we should already know, that the State Department should already be doing, and for which visas should not be issued or authorized?
It was a nice gesture to honor Daniel Pearl and his family, but wasn't there a proclamation or something else that could have been used?
Clearly Congress has nothing better to do than create something that didn't need passed. Last time I looked, the State Department was in the Administration, and the President could have so directed them to do this if they weren't doing it already.
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