FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Military barracks blocks web site: censored editor vows First Amendment fight

A freedom of speech battle is brewing over a decision by Carlisle Barracks leaders to block access to an internet site that purports to uncover military corruption.
The move to bar Army post workers from logging onto militarycorruption.com was taken to 'preserve morale, good order and discipline,' barracks spokeswoman Lt. Col. Merideth Bucher said.
"The government cannot suppress speech just because it is unfavorable to the government. That is exactly what's happening here," said Robert Richards, founding co-director of Penn State University's Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment.