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To: ifinnegan

What is the text of the new law Trump is proposing?


15 posted on 02/27/2016 3:59:55 AM PST by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: dynoman

>>What is the text of the new law Trump is proposing?<<

Hush, he’s on a roll...


29 posted on 02/27/2016 4:09:17 AM PST by freedumb2003 (Don't mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance, or my kindness for weakness)
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To: dynoman

I believe he said something today about the exception for public figures. Or else someone else said it—can’t remember.

Our First Amendment gives us more leeway to criticize than people have in other countries, where there is no First Amendment. When books are being published in both the US and England, the publisher has to be much more careful. For anything like a bestseller, we basically follow England’s libel laws.

Newspapers carry a very expensive legal staff, usually. Someone famous actually won a suit against the Enquirer, however. Can’t remember who it was.

I’d like to see the Federalist Society debate this, if it ever gathers enough steam to make it worthwhile for them.


44 posted on 02/27/2016 4:25:52 AM PST by firebrand
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