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by AshleyGrant 1306 days ago
What's the case law on this? Has this been ruled constitutional? Looks like it was created in the run-up to WWII, and has only been modified to change the fine.

I'll refrain from expressing my opinion on what a load of horseshit the mere existence of this law is.

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Ironically, the only reason you can so loudly make such a claim about the law is that the US military is sufficiently powerful over several generations to keep expansionist authoritarian governments at bay, even merely by supplying friends with our technology.

Maintaining the edge over expansionist authoritarian govts is essential to maintain democracy.

Maintaining that edge will necessarily involve controlling significant amounts of information.

The only horseshit I smell around here is an ignorant opinion loudly stated. But go right ahead and take some pics and publish them. Be sure to report back on the results.

> What's the case law on this?

Many people have been prosecuted for this sort of thing, and it hasn't been declared unconstitutional.

You didn't answer the question.