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Title: Trump Promises Harsh Media Criticism of Him Will Be ILLEGAL If He’s President (TITLE IS FALSE HE DIDN'T ACTUALLY SAY THAT)
Source: Counter Current News
URL Source: http://countercurrentnews.com/2016/ ... legal-if-he-becomes-president/
Published: Feb 27, 2016
Author: M. David
Post Date: 2016-02-27 11:46:16 by Deckard
Keywords: None
Views: 14348
Comments: 68

Have you ever made fun of Donald Trump? Have you ever read an editorial that really lays into him with criticisms of his proposed policies, or even his hair?

Well if Trump becomes president, he promises that things will change, and these sorts of critiques will no longer be legal.

It almost sounds like satire, but during a speech in Texas on Friday morning, the Republican candidate and frontrunner, Donald Trump said he wants to sue news outlets if they negative stories about him.

He acknowledged that currently the First Amendment of the Constitution protects a free press, and thus shields journalists from suits like this.

But Trump said on Friday that he would limit the press using litigation that would be permitted due to “opening up” libel laws and allowing them to include things like criticism and critiques that he doesn’t like.

“I think the media is among the most dishonest groups of people I’ve ever met,” Trump stated. “They’re terrible.”

So Trump promised to change things through legislating what he considers “honest reporting.”

“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.”

He went even further and made it clear what he meant, saying, “We’re gonna open up those libel laws, folks, and we’re gonna have people sue you like you never get sued before.”

See if for yourself in the video clip below…

(Article by M. David;

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#21. To: misterwhite (#20)

Is that whhat he said?

Deckard lies. It's what he does.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   13:50:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#22. To: Roscoe (#19)

You and Feinstein want the 1st Amendment to be a special privilege.

Once again you are clueless.

It's you and the other Trump cultist who are on Feinstein's side.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2016-02-27   13:51:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: Deckard (#22)

Once again you are clueless.

Lie and project. It's all ya ever do.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   13:51:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#24. To: tomder55 (#16)

"Gutting the 1st amendment so public leaders can silence critics is totalitarianism in my book."

The critics can still publish whatever they want. Trump is simply saying that they need to be held responsible for what they publish. If the press chooses to knowingly publish a lie, they open themselves up to a lawsuit.

This is currently the case with private citizens and WAS the case with public figures prior to 1967. Trump wants to go back to the original laws.

misterwhite  posted on  2016-02-27   13:54:40 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#25. To: misterwhite (#20) (Edited)

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."

And here I thought misterwhite was opposed to frivolous lawsuits.

You Trump cultists are the Bush Bots of the new milenium.

Does freedom of the press include them intentionally telling lies about someone -- to promote some hidden agenda.

Maybe you should ask Hannity, O'Reilly, Kelley and Limbaugh.

As far as I know, there is no "fair and balanced" clause in the First amendment.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2016-02-27   13:55:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#26. To: misterwhite (#24)

This is currently the case with private citizens

The Trump-haters also hate mere citizens. They want a Government-approved elite press with special privileges beyond what the rest of us enjoy.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   13:59:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: Deckard (#25)

frivolous lawsuits

Update: Lie, project, and beg the question.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:00:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#28. To: Roscoe (#23)

The First amendment is a RIGHT you blithering fool, not a privilege as you and Trump want it to be.

Good grief, your hatred of freedom is utterly repulsive.

As are you.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2016-02-27   14:00:38 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#29. To: Roscoe (#26)

They want a Government-approved elite press

just what the fuck do you think Trump is proposing you bleating sheep?

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2016-02-27   14:02:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#30. To: Deckard (#28)

The First amendment is a RIGHT

Actually it is a restriction on Congress. A restriction protecting ALL citizens, much to the dismay of Constitution-haters like yourself.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:02:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#31. To: Deckard (#29)

Trump is proposing

That the establishment presstitutes be treated just like the rest of us. You and Rachel Maddow hate that.

Uh, you need to change your pants again.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:04:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#32. To: Deckard (#25)

"And here I thought misterwhite was opposed to frivolous lawsuits."

I expect the truth from any organization given special protection under the first amendment. The first amendment exists in order to protect the dissemination of the truth to the public.

I don't see the benefit in protecting the ability of news organizations to tell me lies. I think if a protected news organization intentionally tells me lies they should be held responsible under our civil tort laws.

The second amendment protects your right to keep and bear arms. Does that mean you can use those arms to violate the law?

misterwhite  posted on  2016-02-27   14:05:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#33. To: Roscoe (#30)

Actually it is a restriction on Congress.

Oh....now it all makes sense.

You delusionally believe that as long as the 1st amendment is infringed by a president and not by congress, then it's all good?

Are you fucking out of your mind?

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2016-02-27   14:06:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#34. To: Roscoe (#31)

Your political bent is more in line with Madow than anyone else here at LF, with the exception of paulsen.

Nice try though, your tactics are unsurprisingly transparent.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2016-02-27   14:08:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#35. To: Deckard (#28)

"The First amendment is a RIGHT"

WRONG!

The first amendment, as written, protects certain rights from federal infringement.

misterwhite  posted on  2016-02-27   14:09:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#36. To: misterwhite (#32)

The second amendment protects your right to keep and bear arms.

By Deckard's "reasoning", establishment insiders should have a greater right to keep and bear arms than the rest of us.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:09:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#37. To: misterwhite (#35)

The first amendment, as written, protects certain rights from federal infringement.

Pearls before swine.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:10:11 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#38. To: misterwhite (#32)

Got it - no dissenting opinion or criticism of Der Führer will be tolerated.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2016-02-27   14:10:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#39. To: Deckard (#33)

infringed by a president

Update: Lie, project, beg the question, then double down.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:11:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#40. To: Roscoe (#36)

Typical...more lies.

Asshole.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2016-02-27   14:11:51 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#41. To: Deckard (#38)

Der Führer

The Übermensch shouldn't be subject to the same gun laws as the Juden, according to Deckard.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:14:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#42. To: Roscoe, misterwhite (#39)

Look cultist, that is exactly what you two clowns are insisting - Trump can gut the first amendment.

Fuck this, there's no reasoning with Trump-worshiping twits like you two.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2016-02-27   14:14:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#43. To: Deckard (#40)

Asshole.

And more projection.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:14:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#44. To: Roscoe (#41)

Lying sack of shit.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2016-02-27   14:15:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#45. To: Deckard (#42)

Trump can gut the first amendment.

Backwards. That one goes in both the "lie" and the "projection" buckets.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:16:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#46. To: Deckard (#44)

sack of shit.

Have you thought about trying Haldol?

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:17:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#47. To: Roscoe (#36)

"By Deckard's "reasoning", establishment insiders should have a greater right to keep and bear arms than the rest of us."

They way I read him, establishment insiders (EI) would have the same right to keep and bear arms as the rest of us.

BUT, the EI could use those arms any way they wanted without repercussion. They can shoot people, rob stores, whatever -- all the while hiding behind their special EI license to own guns.

misterwhite  posted on  2016-02-27   14:19:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#48. To: misterwhite (#47)

They way I read him, establishment insiders (EI) would have the same right to keep and bear arms as the rest of us.

BUT, the EI could use those arms any way they wanted without repercussion. They can shoot people, rob stores, whatever -- all the while hiding behind their special EI license to own guns.

Yeah, that's about right. The Übermensch could shoot the Juden, but the Juden couldn't shoot back. Heil, Deckard!

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:22:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#49. To: Deckard (#18)

Gutting the 1st amendment so public leaders can silence critics is totalitarianism in my book.

Seems that there are some here who disagree.

The cult of Trump is scary. His followers would give up their liberty for him

The good news is POTUS doesn't write laws . If Trump ever read a copy of the Constitution he would know that .

"If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools." Plato

tomder55  posted on  2016-02-27   14:26:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#50. To: tomder55 (#49)

The good news is POTUS doesn't write laws .

Federal judges do that.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:33:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#51. To: Roscoe (#50) (Edited)

The good news is POTUS doesn't write laws .

Federal judges do that.

The court decided that public figures needed to prove that there was a falsehood ,and that the press knew it was false.

In this case there is no Federal libel laws. There are state laws. So when Her Donald proposes "opening up " libel laws what he means is that he wants to amend the 1st amendment .

"If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools." Plato

tomder55  posted on  2016-02-27   14:42:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#52. To: tomder55 (#51)

The court decided that public figures needed to prove that there was a falsehood

Quote, please. It's not like I don't trust your interpretations, but I don't trust your interpretations.

There are state laws.
Which the federal judges wrongly subjected to the 1st Amendment's restrictions on Congress, right?

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   14:52:02 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#53. To: tomder55, Roscoe, misterwhite (#51)

It has already been established that the media is under no obligation to tell the truth.

Fox News Wins Lawsuit To Misinform Public – Seriously

Here’s the rundown: On August 18, 2000, journalist Jane Akre won $425,000 in a court ruling where she charged she was pressured by Fox News management and lawyers to air what she knew and documented to be false information.

The real information: she found out cows in Florida were being injected with RBGH, a drug designed to make cows produce milk – and, according to FDA-redacted studies, unintentionally designed to make human beings produce cancer.

Fox lawyers, under pressure by the Monsanto Corporation (who produced RBGH), rewrote her report over 80 times to make it compatible with the company’s requests. She and her husband, journalist Steve Wilson, refused to air the edited segment.

In February 2003, Fox appealed the decision and an appellate court and had it overturned. Fox lawyers argued it was their first amendment right to report false information. In a six-page written decision, the Court of Appeals decided the FCC’s position against news distortion is only a “policy,” not a “law, rule, or regulation.”

So, Fox and the other gladiatorical cable news channels were given the okay to legally lie right around the time of the Iraq War’s birth – when media lies coincidentally hit a peak in both frequency and severity.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2016-02-27   15:09:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#54. To: Deckard (#53)

You just shot yourself in the foot.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   15:15:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#55. To: Roscoe (#52)

The court decided that public figures needed to prove that there was a falsehood

Quote, please. It's not like I don't trust your interpretations, but I don't trust your interpretations.

'In sum the court ruled that "the First Amendment protects the publication of all statements, even false ones, about the conduct of public officials except when statements are made with actual malice (with knowledge that they are false or in reckless disregard of their truth or falsity).'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan

"If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools." Plato

tomder55  posted on  2016-02-27   15:30:55 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#56. To: tomder55 (#55)

The court, not Wikipedia.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   15:32:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#57. To: tomder55 (#55)

"The court decided that public figures needed to prove that there was a falsehood"

This is an example of why nobody with an above room temperature IQ depends on anonymous Wikipedia opinions.

The Court acknowledged that there were falsehoods.

We are required in this case to determine for the first time the extent to which the constitutional protections for speech and press limit a State's power to award damages in a libel action brought by a public official against critics of his official conduct.

In sustaining the trial court's determination that the verdict was not excessive, the court said that malice could be inferred from the Times' "irresponsibility" in printing the advertisement while the Times, in its own files, had articles already published which would have demonstrated the falsity of the allegations in the advertisement from the Times' failure to retract for respondent while retracting for the Governor, whereas the falsity of some of the allegations was then known to the Times...

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   15:48:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#58. To: Roscoe (#54)

The media is not in the truth-telling business.

The court affirmed that fact.

The MSM exists to publish and broadcast the approved propaganda fed to it by the government and act as the official mouthpiece for government policy.

Simpletons like you with your fascist proclivities will never get that.

Guess you never heard of "Operation Mockingbird".

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

In a Cop Culture, the Bill of Rights Doesn’t Amount to Much

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
Paul Craig Roberts

Deckard  posted on  2016-02-27   16:50:57 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#59. To: Deckard (#58)

The MSM exists to publish and broadcast the approved propaganda fed to it by the government

You didn't read the decision. Predictably.

Roscoe  posted on  2016-02-27   16:55:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#60. To: Deckard (#0) (Edited)

You are coming to know how much of a dictator he is, I'm wondering when do his campaigners put on their brown shirts and start beating democrats with billy clubs?

paraclete  posted on  2016-02-27   17:51:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#61. To: tomder55 (#51)

"The court decided that public figures needed to prove that there was a falsehood ,and that the press knew it was false."

Why the higher standard? Prior to 1967 the same standard applied to public or private figures.

misterwhite  posted on  2016-02-27   18:35:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  



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