On Thursday when hundreds of newspapers published editorials to defend the free press against attacks by President Donald Trump, the U-S Senate offered unanimous support: the press is not the enemy of the people.
On Thursday, the Senate unanimously — yes that means Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike — passed a resolution affirming that “the press is not the enemy of the people” while condemning “the attacks on the institution of the free press.”
According to The San Diego Union, the resolution cited remarks from Benjamin Franklin, Presidents Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Ronald Reagan and Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.
“The United States, including the long-held commitment to and constitutional protection of the free press in the United States, has stood as a shining example of democracy, self-government, and freedom for the world to emulate,” the resolution says.
The U.S. Senate’s decision followed a flood of editorials from the opinion sections of more than 350 news outlets who joined a call from the editorial board of The Boston Globe to write in defense of journalists and the vital role journalism plays in democracy.
While the majority of editorials shared tone, each editorial was independently written.
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