Sponsor: Senator NC Yankee
I beleive Tmth had an amendment that he introduced. If he could reintroduce it, I will accept it as friendly if the GM supports it, which I think he did.
I move to amend the bill as noted above for reasons stated during the last session, with the additional realization that
all former officers entrusted with such materials--not just jurors--should remain bound by the act after leaving office.
Two thoughts on the bill.
The crime for revealing classified information without authorization should require proof of "knowingly" having done so. I don't like the idea of prosecuting someone for inadvertently including top secret stuff when cutting and pasting a PM or accidentally hitting the Post key. This offense should be reserved for those who intentionally leak privileged info.
Would jurors, counsel and judges exposed to secret materials be prohibited under this act from revealing said materials after the trial? Sort of like a permanent gag order? If so, that should be made more specific in the language.
