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I'm posting this as a reminder to myself and to others what happened yesterday, February 24, 2017. It begins with a review of the First Amendment from the U. S. Constitution. Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. (Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/first_amendment) Screen shot of the NYT article . Information was corroborated by other trustworthy outlets. The article, written by Michael M. Grynbaum, was brief. It stated, "Journalists from The New York Times and two other news organizations were prohibited from attending a briefing by President Trump’s press secretary on Friday . . ." It went on to reveal that "Aides to Mr. Spicer allowed in reporters from only a handpicked group of news organiza...