<span>To thomas jefferson passage of the sedition act was proof of the evils of</span><span> evils of the opposition press. He believed that journalists who deliberately distorted the news to mislead the people could cause great harm to a representative democracy.</span>
To thomas jefferson passage of the sedition act was proof of the evils of evils of the opposition press. He believed that journalists who deliberately distorted the news to mislead the people could cause great harm to a representative democracy.