Donald Trump’s War on the First Amendment (from @Truthdig): Despite the GOP front-runner’s reputation for speaking his mind and “telling it like it is,” he is an enemy of freedom of speech, suing anyone who says something he doesn’t like. But it gets worse: As president, he promises, he would disma
One thing about the hullabaloo about the protests at the Trump rally in Chicago is that I'm surprised MORE people haven't pointed out the blatant hypocrisy on Trump's part on all of this, as this article clearly points out. While I do believe it was deplorable that the protesters deliberately attempted to deny someone--even if it WAS Trump--their right to speak, I feel it's JUST as deplorable that Donald Trump has advocated "opening up" the libel laws and make it easier for people, especially public figures like HIM, to SUE anyone and everyone who dares "criticize" or pokes fun at him in ANY way. Sorry, Donald, freedom of speech doesn't work that way. The Supreme Court, as this article notes, has already ruled on this a number of times, including the infamous case when the late televangelist Jerry Falwell sued Hustler publisher Larry Flynt for printing a "parody" ad in his magazine showing Falwell saying his first time with a woman was with his very own mother in an outhouse. As reprehensible as that may have been, the SC ruled that it WAS indeed protected by the First Amendment. So, again, sorry, Donald! This is yet another reason why I feel BOTH sides are equally full-of-shit.ntle safeguards that foster robust discussion of public issues.
- 2016/03/14
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