“What difference does it make Brett now.” The damage has been piling up for 3+ years. The ONLY way to cure it would be to send a regiment of marines out to each “news” room and rake it with automatic weapons. That would at least ensure going forward things would be even. Of course that is not going to happen. The same people using extra constitutional means to bring down an administration hide by the first amendment of the constitution. Anyone with half a brain could look at what has been going on and say since the first amendment does not protect criminal conspiracies spouting malicious news how about putting them in jail. Unfortunately about half the nation would be in jail were that to be successfully pursued.
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!
I like your thinking!
But they’d only need a squad or two, maybe a platoon. And maybe a Humvee to carry the ammo. We want them well rested after a fun day at the “range”, so to speak.
If things keep going the same way, this is inevitable.
Except it won't be only Marines, but citizens as well.