You'd rather live in a country where your rights of free speech are questioned?
I'm glad this happened like this. Granted I may not agree with the subject matter of the book but I do agree with the fact that you should be able to say whatever you want, whenever you want.
I do live in a country where my freedom of speech is questioned! ... but, also protected by law
We must always fight to remind people and governments, that it is in fact your right to speak freely without fear of retribution.
The rights in this case that have been violated, are the rights of Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi.
They were told that they could speak freely to the Grand Jury and were legally immune to any retribution by the state. The state would protect their immunity by providing a venue where they could testify in such a manner as to where both their testimony and any perceived crimes to which that testimony eludes, would not be released to the general public, where it could affect their reputations.
The reputation of a public person is considered property and any aspersions toward their reputation could be considered a financial loss, which is a form of punishment.
That punishment is a direct violation of the immunity of the witness.
The freedom of speech is not the right to punish with speech!
Its important because the next time a witness is brought before a Grand Jury they may not testify, even with a promise of immunity.
