[Olog-hai]

No wonder Pilate was so cynical about truth.

[stockpirate]

Lieing is free speech, besides if they can’t lie they’ll have nothing to say.

[Rusty0604]

Telling politicians they can’t lie is like telling dogs they can’t bark.

[Donglalinger]

The problem is the commission might be bigger liars than the politicians

[centurion316]

Boy, that’s a relief. If the ruling had gone the other way, we would have to cancel the 2016 election. Not a single candidate on the Federal level would be eligible to run.

[DungeonMaster]

Deut 19:15 “One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established. 16 If a false witness rises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing, 17 then both men in the controversy shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who serve in those days. 18 And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness, who has testified falsely against his brother, 19 then you shall do to him as he thought to have done to his brother; so you shall put away the evil from among you. 20 And those who remain shall hear and fear, and hereafter they shall not again commit such evil among you. 21 Your eye shall not pity: life shall be for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

[snarkpup]

Several years ago when Scott Tipton was running for the U.S. Congress, the Democrats ran a radio ad against him in which they falsely claimed that the Fair Tax was a sales tax in addition to (instead of) the existing income tax. I spoke with both the station manager and someone at the FCC (or possibly the FTC) and both confirmed that there are no restrictions on bald-faced lying in political commercials and the targeted candidate had no recourse except to buy more commercials refuting it.

I asked both if it would be legal for one candidate to accuse another of being a child molester; and they said that, again, the accused would have no recourse except to buy counter-advertizements.

[grania]

JMHO. Those who populate the judiciary in OH are on the whole a despicable lot.

[lakecumberlandvet]

It’s interesting that anyone would look to lawyers, judges (lawyers), elected officials (lawyers) in an effort to prevent candidates for public office (lawyers) from telling lies during their campaigns. At least the lawyers, judges, politicians, elected officials are honest about the fact that they are liars. Winning is the most important thing for lawyers. Even if they have to tell lies to achieve the victory. No lawyer should be allowed to hold public office.

[originalbuckeye]

I once called an LA TV station to ask about the lies they were running for some politico. I was told ‘you don’t have to tell the truth in a political ad’. No kidding.......

[Harpotoo]

Didn’t the SCOTUS already rule that lying pols can lie as they have no way to make the things they promise true?

[DoughtyOne]