Wed Jul 10, 2019, 07:35 AM

New York Times Wednesday Briefing: "TRUMP VIOLATED CONSTITUTION" on Twitter

New Twitter rules for a president (and for everyone else)
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that President Trump had violated the Constitution by blocking Twitter users who criticized or mocked him. Because he uses Twitter to conduct government business, the court said, he could not exclude Americans from reading or engaging with his posts because he did not like their opinions.

The ruling was one of the highest-profile decisions yet in a growing constellation of cases addressing what the First Amendment means in a time when political expression increasingly takes place online.

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New York Times Wednesday Briefing: "TRUMP VIOLATED CONSTITUTION" on Twitter (Original post)	real Cannabis calm	Jul 2019	OP
and not only on Twitter	malaise	Jul 2019	#1
Thanks, it looks like this O.P. got there!	real Cannabis calm	Jul 2019	#8
Well, just issue another free pass on violations.	BSdetect	Jul 2019	#2
A 'president' violated the Constitution....hmmmmm ...what's the remedy for that?	spanone	Jul 2019	#3
Waiting for another presidential election	dalton99a	Jul 2019	#4
The headline I want so see is:	The Velveteen Ocelot	Jul 2019	#5
I'm still blocked by dump on twitter.	onecaliberal	Jul 2019	#6
Do I have this right? It's a violation on the law for Trump to block someone on Twitter but	in2herbs	Jul 2019	#7
So... how will impeachment hearings solve this?	ehrnst	Jul 2019	#9

Response to real Cannabis calm (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 07:37 AM

malaise (223,760 posts)

1. and not only on Twitter

Get thee to the greatest page

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Response to malaise (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 12:39 PM

real Cannabis calm (1,124 posts)

8. Thanks, it looks like this O.P. got there!

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Response to real Cannabis calm (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 07:38 AM

BSdetect (7,696 posts)

2. Well, just issue another free pass on violations.

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Wed Jul 10, 2019, 07:39 AM

spanone (125,133 posts)

3. A 'president' violated the Constitution....hmmmmm ...what's the remedy for that?

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Response to spanone (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 07:42 AM

dalton99a (58,185 posts)

4. Waiting for another presidential election

Because doing anything else would be presumptuous

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Response to real Cannabis calm (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 08:19 AM

The Velveteen Ocelot (91,570 posts)

5. The headline I want so see is:

"TRUMP WIPED ASS ON CONSTITUTION" because that's what he does every day.

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Response to real Cannabis calm (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 09:05 AM

onecaliberal (19,008 posts)

6. I'm still blocked by dump on twitter.

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Response to real Cannabis calm (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2019, 10:19 AM

in2herbs (1,764 posts)

7. Do I have this right? It's a violation on the law for Trump to block someone on Twitter but

according to today's appellate decision it's not a violation of the Constitution for violating the Emoluments Clause and taking bribes when deciding policy.

Good to know. No time is ever a good time to impeach a President yet there are times when it becomes necessary and now is one of those times.

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Response to in2herbs (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 11, 2019, 12:42 PM

ehrnst (32,640 posts)

9. So... how will impeachment hearings solve this?

Other than that the general hue and cry that "not impeaching right this very minute" seems to be the source of all of Trumps strength, and the catalyst of everything wrong in this country, and not the GOP and Trump himself.

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