Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Britain is the country which is issuing the campaign medal under discussion. There is no "Congress" in Britain but rather a "House of Commons" and a "House of Lords". The British Head of State is currently "Queen Elisabeth II". She also is the Head of State for Canada and she is the Head of the Commonwealth. She will serve until her death or until such time as she decides to abdicate the throne. Mercenaries are paid to fight and usually wear uniforms, not to provide logistic or other assistance to the military. Mercenaries go back in time at least as far the Persians. If the British Government decides to issue a campaign medal to civilians, including journalists, that is for they themselves to decide. Along the same vein, if a journalist decides not to accept said medal, that is their business (kind of like George C. Scott refusing an Academy Award). Regards, Greg B. D. Colen wrote in part: >There are plenty of organizations that recognize >excellence in journalism - I don't believe that Congress, which is >specifically barred by the Constitution with interfering with freedom of >the press, should be giving awards to journalists. > > >A congressional medal would be more appropriate than a military one >in that case, no ? > >- Phong > > > > > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html