And it is great!
Posted on 02/11/2023 12:59:22 PM PST by fluorescence
When Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida convened a round-table discussion about the news media this week, he spared no effort to play the part, perching at a faux anchor’s desk in front of a wall of video screens while firing questions to his guests like a seasoned cable TV host.
But the panel’s message was as notable as its slick presentation: Over the course of an hour, Mr. DeSantis and his guests laid out a detailed case for revisiting a landmark Supreme Court decision protecting the press from defamation lawsuits.
Mr. DeSantis is the latest figure, and among the most influential, to join a growing list of Republicans calling on the court to revisit the 1964 ruling, known as The New York Times Company v. Sullivan.
But emboldened by the Supreme Court’s recent willingness to overturn longstanding precedent, conservative lawyers, judges, legal scholars and politicians have been leading a charge to review the decision and either narrow it or overturn it entirely.
Under Sullivan, public figures who sue for defamation must show not only that a report contained false and damaging information, but also that its publisher acted with “actual malice” by knowing that the report was false or by recklessly disregarding the truth.
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During the panel discussion on Tuesday, Mr. DeSantis accused the press of using Sullivan as a shield to intentionally “smear” politicians and said the precedent discouraged people from running for office.
Floyd Abrams, a First Amendment lawyer who represented The Times in the Pentagon Papers case in the early 1970s, said there was “a growing sense in the conservative community that this is their day to set aside New York Times v. Sullivan.”
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“Essentially what they’re saying is that they want to crack down on American journalism,” he said.
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If Ron DeSantis in an American first MAGA person, why is he meeting with people who are known GOPe goons?
I see the bigger picture that you ignore because you see what he is doing in Florida, but you don't see his true ambitions, as a politician. But you will. Hopefully that will occur before it's too late.
So true, you nailed it.
“If Ron DeSantis in an American first MAGA person, why is he meeting with people who are known GOPe goons?”
What meetings and with whom?
“I see the bigger picture that you ignore because you see what he is doing in Florida, but you don’t see his true ambitions, as a politician. “
What is Trump doing in Florida?
He is just doing the same thing the GOP house is doing. Talking great stuff that is never going to happen and y’ll fall for it like lemmings. Woo Hoo. lol
And it is great!
IOW, just what they're paid to do.
Wants to Roll Back Press Freedom
Don’t like that idea at all things get out of hand real fast when things like that start.
It isn’t that hard to see what’s going on with the media BS wise up or take the bait deal.
Probably no more credible claim than any of the other nutcase conspiracies and fake news stories you have posted. Even if you were to say something true at some point, you won't be taken seriously because of your track record.
He has a track record of doing a lot more than just talk.
Meanwhile you have a track record of peddling nonsense. And this is just the latest example.
I only post the truth.
He's 44, so he wouldn't be the youngest president to ever serve, as that was Teddy Roosevelt. In 1899 President William McKinley VP died of heart failure, so Teddy Roosevelt was nominated to be William McKinley's running mate. In Sept. of 1901 McKinley was assassinated making teddy the youngest president to ever serve with only 7 years beyond the legal age of 35 for one to serve as president. DeSantis will turn 45 in Sept., making him the 3rd youngest president.
If you think he is going to fight the GOPe & the corruption, you are deluding yourself. We don't need to keep debating this, because you will see it for yourself. Many of you people say, he's not running, but that is not true at all.
Being governor is one thing, being president & basically the leader of the world, are as different as night & day.
I for one do not think he can manage it. In addition, he will be too beholden to people who will control him.
“If you think he is going to fight the GOPe ‘
Is that why Trump is stabbing his conservative supporters by endorsing GOPe candidates?
Trump is a vengeful old man. Even supported Abrams over Kemp.
“Yes it’s good, but he’s still not who you believe him to be, and you will find that out.”
Put up or shut up. You have nothing but baseless attacks because you want to destroy DeSantis.
“Being governor is one thing, being president & basically the leader of the world, are as different as night & day.”
That is more experience than Trump in 2016.
No, DeSantis is actually achieving conservative victories and it pisses you Trump people off to no end, because all Trump ever did was tweet about it.
You all ought to be ashamed.
Prove it. Kemp is better, but in party name only. In other words, him being a Republican makes him better than a Democrat, but only by a very slim margin. Now Trump did endorse the Republican, Perdue, running against Kemp in the primaries.
But he never supported anyone in the election, though I'm sure he preferred Kemp over Abrams.
Yes, I also believe that we need to crack down on American journalism. Especially since most is made-up political BS.
I was very impressed with DeSantis, and was looking forward to him carrying the torch for the MAGA movement. But sadly he has exposed himself as being just a power hungry politicians, and not the least bit interested in the MAGA movement.
You will learn grasshopper. I won't expect an apology from you, because people like you will never admit their mistakes.
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