Just when you think the obstruction of free speech in America has hit a horrible low, wait--there's something new. The treasury department has issued a warning to publishers that if they edit (fix a typo, capitalize a letter, correct the syntax, etc.) any manuscript from a disfavored nation such as Iran or North Korea, they are "trading with the enemy" and will face legal consequences.

Those consequences, according to existing laws, could mean a fine as big as $500,000 and up to 10 years in jail. For fixing a typo. Publishers can still petition the government for licenses that would allow them to perform editing duties. However, having to obtain a license to aid the ordinary process of freedom of expression is both outrageous and frightening.

There is obviously no end to what this administration will do to destroy Constitutional freedoms.