Abu Gonzales wants to prosecute journalists who print leaked classified information. While we’re sure this is a popular idea among those who’d rather we didn’t know about secret prisons, Abu Graib, torture, extraordinary rendition, extralegal wiretapping, and the NSA sniffing through all our phone records, well, we’re pretty sure the Founders enshrined a free press first for a good reason — specifically, so that the press can serve as a check on governmental power. Think Watergate, the Pentagon Papers, etc., too, if the more recent examples aren’t good enough for you.

It other words, shut the fuck up, Alberto.