We DO have laws on the books against character assassination, slander and libel.
Victims have recourse in the law against individuals/groups who openly and intentionally defame them with what they KNOW to be false!
Victims have recourse in the law against individuals/groups who openly and intentionally defame them with what they KNOW to be false!
Perhaps but in this case the victims are the citizens of the US, a group. You see any class action suits being filed or even being granted status? No. I don’t want these people sued for what they did. The result will be five years down the roads after it gets battled to the SC. I want immediate criminal action against them for a criminal conspiracy to undermine the lawful operation of government. That is what went on here. We should be able to rope in all those clowns in Congress like Shift et al who conspired with the “press” in furtherance of their conspiracy by citing things allegedly in evidence that were false.
“Victims have recourse in the law against individuals/groups who openly and intentionally defame them with what they KNOW to be false!”
Ideally. Sadly, the press seems to be protected, generally. I know that some have been sued successfully ( Melania, Nick Sandmann, for example), but it rarely happens. Maybe WE should start a class action suit. Some group should.
Also, lies told on the floor in the House are protected. Adam Schitt is happy about that.