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30th April 2017, 11:17 AM | #1 |
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Trump looking into changing libel laws
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In other words he wants to prevent the media from reporting things he doesn't like. Good luck with that you fascist piece of ****. |
30th April 2017, 11:47 AM | #2 |
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30th April 2017, 12:00 PM | #3 |
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Trump's alt-reality where he believes he is King.
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30th April 2017, 01:05 PM | #5 |
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What's disturbing is that he is telling his cult that it's fake news and they're believing it. This would be one of those times when it would be nice to know if he is actually delusional, but seriously: At what point does Presidential lying become a high crime or misdemeanor?
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30th April 2017, 01:10 PM | #6 |
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We have a president who doesn't believe in Democracy.
Should be reason enough to impeach him. |
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30th April 2017, 01:29 PM | #8 |
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Did anyone tell him that libel is covered by state laws, and not federal?
Has anyone explained the first amendment to him? Just kidding, we already know he has no respect for the constitution. |
30th April 2017, 01:56 PM | #9 |
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I'll wager, just another Trump Reality TV gimmick.
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30th April 2017, 02:03 PM | #10 |
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What would even a state changing libel laws even look like?
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30th April 2017, 03:21 PM | #12 |
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Any change to libel laws that lets Trump get sued every time he lies would be a good change.
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30th April 2017, 04:35 PM | #13 |
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Jesus Christ...
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30th April 2017, 06:24 PM | #18 |
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Rather than generic BS talk, does anyone anywhere have a bullet point on how people want to amend libel laws?
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30th April 2017, 07:45 PM | #25 |
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Could be it's just a Trump mind game, telling his cult that the press are their enemy and he's gonna go after them.
Or, he's mentally ill. Hard to tell, ain't it. |
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30th April 2017, 07:57 PM | #27 |
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Not only is he a thin-skinned, anti-American, narcissist extraordinaire. The pathetic SOB constantly libels people like there's no tomorrow. Two scoops of irony, extra nuts.
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30th April 2017, 08:01 PM | #28 |
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Has there ever been a case of a President suing news organizations for libel? Openly questioning or disagreeing is one thing, but expanding protections for a specific office which is probably the most important position to leave open to criticism is another.
[Edit] To expand libel laws specifically to give more power to the office of the President to attack those that disagree with him, or even more specifically to Trump is a dangerous precedent to set. If libel laws are inadequate all of a sudden, well, tough luck. |
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Because my question doesn't take Trump seriously and isn't ultimately about Trump. I'm curious what is actually out there on politicians trying to change libel laws.
If this was the tax thread, and you pointed out scrapping the AMT was just garbage he said, I still might ask what other groups oppose the AMT. |
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Other politicians aren't relevant in the discussion really. Trump is top-down encouraging an attempt to stifle the free press with the threat of expanding libel laws to cover what he feels are attacks on his person. I do not personally remember any President in recent memory encouraging this. Nor any nameable politician of note.
Whether others in the political arena have put forward any equivalent statements is besides the point, as the office of President is a specific position with specific power. Limiting criticism and reporting in regards to that specific office or in general within politics but manifested from that specific position I feel is quite different than that of other senior held members within government. |
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"Purposely negative" is definitely a stretch but purposely irresponsible as put forward by Priebus is just as problematic. Especially in combination with Trump's comments on unnamed sources. Imagine the press being sued with their only defense being the naming and admittance of confidential sources to confirm their stories and reporting.
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