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tularetom

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Sun Apr-24-11 05:55 PM
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3. How could any candidate oppose such a law?

If I were running for public office I would promise to introduce a bill making it a crime to lie about an election opponent, then just sit back and watch my opponent's reaction.

I would also make it a crime for any news agency, print or broadcast, to lie about a candidate for public office, or to carry advertisements that do so.

I seem to remember a court in Florida ruled it was OK for fox news to lie but not a lot of people are aware of it. It would be a hoot to watch politicians and the news media defend their right to lie.

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