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I agree with some of Trumps points and Bernie's too.
Clinton - no
Clinton - no
Yes it was a good article. Would you like to see what The Guardian writers had to say about the topic ? Is it possible that most political observers have recognised what is driving Trump and Sanders supporters ?
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/feb/24/donald-trump-victory-nevada-caucus-voter-anger
Donald Trump pledges to curb press freedom through libel laws
The Republican frontrunner has cast a pall over the first amendment by vowing to ‘open up our libel laws’ to punish publication of ‘purposely negative stories’
Donald Trump wants to change the US libel laws so that ‘when the New York Times or the Washington Post writes a hit piece, we can sue them’.
Ben Jacobs
@Bencjacobs
Saturday 27 February 2016 07.44 AEDT
Donald Trump has pledged to change the libel laws in a way that could undermine the first amendment and the freedom of the press.
Speaking at a rally in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday, shortly after accepting an endorsement from New Jersey governor Chris Christie, Trump pledged if elected president to “open up our libel laws so when [newspapers] write purposely negative stories … we can sue them and make lots of money”.
This move, he said, would mean that “when the New York Times or the Washington Post writes a hit piece, we can sue them”.
Since the American revolution, freedom of the press has been a key principle in American public life, with truth long established as an absolute defense to any accusation of libel.
The first amendment states that “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press”. It is a foundation stone of democracy in the United States.
This was most recently asserted by the supreme court in 1964, in a unanimous decision in New York Times v Sullivan. The court held that any public figure suing for libel must prove that a defamatory statement was made with actual malice, “with knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of whether it was false or not”.
Trump seems intent on making US libel law more like the far more oppressive free-speech laws in the UK. There, the burden is on the defendant to prove the truth of every statement made. A plaintiff does not need to show any actual harm.
In the US, the burden is on the plaintiff. Under New York Times v Sullivan, a plaintiff must show actual malice as well.
Asked on Friday if the candidate thought the supreme court case had been decided wrongly, the Trump campaign did not immediately respond.
A Trump administration could appoint supreme court justices pledged to undermine the first amendment. However, it is unlikely that any credible judge or legal scholar would endorse Trump’s views on the freedom of the press.
Trump has long had a tortured relationship with the media. Although he goes out of his way to seek publicity, he calls reporters out at his rallies, often by name, as “dishonest”.
He also has defended dictators like Vladimir Putin from accusations of killing journalists, saying there is no proof. Russia has one of the least free presses in the world. According to politifact.com, at least 34 journalists have been killed there since 2000.
Donald Trump commits libel, then deletes it, THEN doubles down on it.
This is what we call a 'teachable moment.'
By: Moe Lane (Diary) | February 3rd, 2016 at 10:00 AM | 18
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Recent Presidential front-runner* Donald Trump made the mistake of committing actual libel this morning. Specifically, he accused current Presidential front-runner Ted Cruz of illegally tampering with the Iowa caucus results. Here’s the screencap of the Tweet in question:
More to note about what Donald Trump wants to see happen if he is Prezz.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...curb-press-freedom-libel-laws-first-amendment
I love....
... what a socialist!!
Yeah free everything...YEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!
I love watching Planet America.
On Firday they had a shocking stack.
Sonce 1920 the average ordinary poor USA male citizen has managed to live an extra two years.
The average rich male 19 years!!!
Hey if you can't afford to be treated you die. No wonder people are voting for Trump and Sanders.
Sanders wants to set up a Medicare systeem like Australia's... what a socialist!!
It won't stop at healthcare, Grasshopper (Which I agree needs a total rethink in the US.... good luck with that.)
Lucky they were on a premium travel insurance policy... but after that, and after having to hand over brick and bricks of cash to the hospital each couple of days, I don't mind paying taxes or the medicare surcharge at all.
Shouldn't buy into these private enterprise and efficiency bs. It's just all a money grab and those who are most disadvantaged will just get further screwed. And for those who can afford it, we all pay either way - private or in taxes... better in everyway to pay it to the idiots in Canberra - they're less talented at screwing people out of care.
Exactly , "good luck with that..." no wonder the populace are so angry. They want change but they have to fight vested interests, some of the richest people in the world.
If so, why are they about to vote in an arch establishment candidate in Hilarious Clinton?
@ilduce2016: “It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep.” – @realDonaldTrump #MakeAmericaGreatAgain"
How We Fooled Donald Trump Into Retweeting Benito Mussolini
Is Donald Trump a fascist? Experts, historians, and pundits have debated the question for months. One thing has been certain for a while now: He tweets like one. That’s why, last year, Gawker’s Ashley Feinberg created a Twitter bot that would post quotes from the writings and speeches of the Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, but with all of them attributed to businessman and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. This morning, he retweeted that account.
......Last year, we set a trap for Trump. We came up with the idea for that Mussolini bot under the assumption that Trump would retweet just about anything, no matter how dubious or vile the source, as long as it sounded like praise for himself. (It helps that that a number of Mussolini’s quotes sound plausibly like lines from Trump’s myriad books.) The account, @ilduce2016, was created by Gawker senior writer Ashley Feinberg and Gawker Media Editorial Labs director Adam Pash. It has tweeted solely at Donald Trump, multiple times a day, since December 2015.
Our Fascist bot was anything but subtle. It was, after all, directly named after Mussolini. The New York Times today swiftly recognized that it was a parody account. At the time of the account’s creation, Gawker Media Executive Editor John Cook expressed some concern that the joke behind the account was far too obvious, and wouldn’t trick anyone but a complete idiot.
Today, Donald Trump proved him—and all of us—right.
Would Hillary Clinton make a good President?
http://www.debate.org/opinions/would-hillary-clinton-make-a-good-president
Just an off the wall thought bas, and in no way an endorsement of their ideology, but how do you think, we would view Mussolini quotes, or indeed Hitler, if they had won?
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