The bill itself is in violation of the First Amendment, as it makes a distinction between who is and who isn't a "journalist." The Supreme Court ruled on this a

The bill itself is in violation of the First Amendment, as it makes a distinction between who is and who isn't a "journalist." The Supreme Court ruled on this a long time ago: > The liberty of the press is not confined to newspapers and periodicals. It necessarily embraces pamphlets and leaflets. These indeed have been historic weapons in the defense of liberty, as the pamphlets of Thomas Paine and others in our own history abundantly attest. The press, in its historic connotation, comprehends every sort of publication which affords a vehicle of information and opinion. [Lovell v. City of Griffin - 303 U.S. 444 (1938)](http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/303/444/case.html http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/303/444/case.html) This bill clearly makes a law abridging the freedom of the press, since a portion of "the press"—namely, those receiving official sanction by government as being the real press—get special treatment. This is dangerous law.