Rep. John Conyers: Bloggers have rights too

BB pal Brad King points us to this op-ed on freedom of speech and blogs by Congressman John Conyers, and says,

I thought this was interesting, particularly since the courts seem to have forgotten about that whole First Amendment, freedom of the press thing. After all, our boy Thomas "these are the times that try men's souls" Paine wasn't a journalist. He was an old fashioned blogger — leaflets and pamphlet style.

Link. Conyers (D-Mich) is the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee.