Posted on 02/26/2016 12:41:29 PM PST by ConservativeTeen
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Friday vowed to "open up" libel laws in order to sue media outlets that write "purposely negative" and "horrible" articles about him.
"I’m gonna open up our libel laws, so when they write purposely negative and horrible, false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money," Trump said at a rally in Fort Worth, Texas.
"We’re going to open up those libels laws," he added. "So that when The New York Times writes a hit piece, which is a total disgrace, or when The Washington Post, which is there for other reasons, writes a hit piece, we can sue them and win money."
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When was it decided the Executive Branch legislates?
Or is this another Great thing Donnie wants to do?
why are these media maggots above the law and have more rights than other people. what about equality under the law for everyone?
All the media does is print lies and also destroy good people with lies .that's why Rush calls them the drive by media because they do drive by shootings at people.
No one because they say they are a journalist should have more rights than anyone else. equal protection under the Law
The media is the root cause of all the problems we have.
the media are the enemy. of course they should be allowed to be sued. no wonder they act like if they are God.
It's not about what he knows or what are the facts.
It's all about what he can say to cause the sheeple to bleat in approval.
It's The Art of the Deal.
No, nobody is “backing the MSM.” What we’re supporting is a little thing called free speech. You might have heard of it. It’s in another little thing for which Trump and his people seem to have little regard — a little thing called the Constitution of the United States. You might have herd of that one too.
As biased and unfair as the mainstream media can be and usually is, unless they flat-out lie (and sometimes even then), they have every right to do what they do. And we have every right to call them out — as loudly and as often as we can.
If they libel someone,. they can be sued. Under New York Times v. Sullivan, it can be very hard to prove libel if you’re a public figure. But it can be done because it has been done.
Trump indicates he wants to use it to shut up not people who intentionally libel him, but people like Magyn Kelly who make his life difficult.
There are exceptions for public figures that are too wide.
The satir tag is on ‘rumps entire campaign.
True. But The Orange One wants libel to include "negative" and "horrible" things said about him.
The satir tag is on ‘rumps entire campaign.
Was it more or less hands than the vampire looking Jesus freak who can't even scratch up a proper tithe to his own church? Or, was Count Chocula too busy sniffing Rubio's butt?
This is amazing to me. Some supporters of Cruz are okay with the establishment (Rubio) and good with a Liberal/Socialist media, the arm of the Democrat Party.
This is about more than Chris Christie.
Only when they are false and the writer knows it - i.e.libelous
Libel isn't "free speech".
BTW - the First Amendment & the Second Amendment are unalienable Rights, with which all of us were endowed by our Creator.
You can't "take away" unalienable Rights.
Little by little, the Trumpster lets out his inner Mussolini.
Cruz bots remind me of Muhammedans. They are fooled by a charlatan and are willing to do anything for this charlatan that is making fools of them
Well played. :)
There have been lawsuits against MSM. It is high bar to meet but do you want a low one ?
But please remember that the truth is a absolute defense against slander and libel.
You are so right, which is why I won’t vote for any of them. The real “amnesty whores” are the people supporting Trump and his “touchback” scam.
Followed by a return to the "Fairness Doctrine," right?
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