The Anti-First Amendment

Here's one for you to all ignore.

At:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/25/world/asia/china-activist-trial-media/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

it says, in part:

Beijing (CNN) -- Xu Zhiyong, a high-profile Chinese activist accused of organizing protests against official corruption, has been convicted and sentenced to four years in prison, a Beijing court announced Sunday.

The U.S. State Department immediately released a statement saying the sentence was "retribution for his public campaign to expose corruption."

Chinese prosecutors alleged that Xu Zhiyong "gathered a crowd to disturb public order" after a series of small protests.