Paranoia in Washington - Is History Repeating Itself?

http://viableopposition.blogspot.ca/2013/06/paranoia-in-washington-is-history.html

It seems that Americans that take the step of becoming a whistleblower are taking their chances.  Under the Obama Administration, a total of eight whistleblowers/information leakers have been charged under the Espionage Act, finding themselves accused of leaking classified information.  

Let's open by looking at the Espionage Act followed by a brief look at what is currently happening in Washington and how history appears to be repeating itself.  The Espionage Act was passed on June 15, 1917 during the Woodrow Wilson presidency, a short time after the United States entered the First World War.  In its original form, a finding of guilt resulted in a $10,000 fine and 20 years of imprisonment for: