A Michigan lawmaker says people have the right to know reporters are credible and have "good moral character," so he's proposed a procedure to license journalists and document their credentials, background and experience.
But the plan by Sen. Bruce Patterson, a Republican from the state's 7th district, is going nowhere, according to a government watchdog organization, because it would "step on" the U.S Constitution.
The plan by Patterson was reported by Fox News, which said Patterson cited the state's ability already to license professions such as automobile mechanics, plumbers and hairdressers....
