On: Cody Wilson, Who Posted Gun Instructions Online, Sues State Department

[Zigurd]

> Were a Lockheed Martin worker to send the plans for the F-35 to China, they'd be put in prison.

Not for speech. Let's say that employee worked on those documents, and was presumed to have knowledge that would enable her to recreate similar plans.

Now suppose they defect to China. They could lose their clearance and, I suppose, be prosecuted for misreporting travel plans and foreign contacts.

But what prior restraint can legally be placed on this person?

[CHY872 → Zigurd]

So if Edward Snowden were to come back to the US, he'd be prosecuted for misreporting travel plans and foreign contacts but no more? Seems suspect.

[themartorana → CHY872]

More than likely he'd be prosecuted for computer crimes, not violations of speech limitations.

[bradleysmith → themartorana]

He'd be prosecuted under the espionage act[0] per the charges against him. The espionage act limits speech.

[0]-http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/jun/22/snowden...

[jack9 → bradleysmith]

This thread is about consequences when the a priori restraint to free speech is not in existence. Please don't derail.