Old_Trapper70
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Dog is correct on this, IMHO I think what Trump is doing is long overdue. Now he was not my choice but he is growing on me.. except for twitter..
Yet you voted for him, defended him, and said to give him a chance. Yet now he was not your "choice". Just exactly what I Trump doing that is "long overdue"? Trying to destroy the freedom of press? There is a reason why the Framers put that in the Constitution, of course, you could care less about that.
BTW, Hitler, and every other despot, started out by destroying the free press.
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/02/27/trump-freedom-press-not-people.html
"Let’s look at his argument. As a reminder, the First Amendment reads, in its entirety:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
Yet here is what Trump claimed:
“One of the things I’m gonna do, and this is only gonna make it tougher for me, and I’ve never said this before, but one of the things I’m gonna do if I win… is I’m gonna open up our libel laws so when they write purposely negative and horrible and false articles, we can sue them and win lots of money. We’re gonna open up those libel laws.
“With me, they’re not protected, because I’m not like other people…We’re gonna open up those libel laws, folks, and we’re gonna have people sue you like you never get sued before.”
“I’m not like other people.” Actually, the United States Constitution says you are exactly like other people, because under the Constitution, we are all equal before the law. There is no Donald Trump Exception clause anywhere to be found. Even the Founding Fathers had to take their lumps from their critics."