Trump violated the First Amendment
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Another boomerang.
Twitter won't be able to scrub one side now.
Twitter won't be able to scrub one side now.
Any news on people wanting to violate the 2nd amendment
By the same logic, Twitter and FB can't block those they disagree with.
I'll sue!
I thought that decision sounded absurd, but if his twitter account is an official government account, I kind of get it. Official government accounts should let everyone speak their mind or nobody -- not pick and choose who gets to say what.
I'm not defending it, but using social media for official business kind of creates these issues. I mean... you can't have a government agency hosting public comments, and then deciding to only allow the comments that are acceptable to the government's agenda.
I’d be more inclined to agree if it was an official White House account that was passed on from one administration to another.
Maybe you can use all of that valuable Player Performance Specialist experience to convince him to.
If Trump is going to use his Twitter like a petulant child, he should expect petulant child responses in return. Blocking his critics on Twitter is a Level 99 pussyhat move.
If it is as described by some here a well curated channel of communication (covefe and all) then yeah it is official communication.
Expect it to get clogged with crap now....
As president, all of your public social media seem fair game for this. I hate social media, but if you are using it as an elected official making commemts as a public official for political use, it is not private. Ruling seems absurd on the surface, but makes sense with context.
Three day weekend, Congress home for the holiday... Anyone check the Mara Lago Shuttle (Airforce One) schedule?
I’m just guessing every governmental employee with a twitter account has to follow the same rules?
They should if they use it for official government communication, the bag of dicks in Congress included.
Wouldn't be surprised, most here don't really understand it either.
Biff has a trumpet blare in the Rose Garden each time he hits "send."
It’s too bad you shot your wad with your yearly one funny post back in March
Hell if I know. I'm not the judge in this thing. But Trump should still quit being a pussyhat about critics on his Twitter.
I mean by blocking someone you aren’t preventing them from being heard, you’re just not listening to anything they have to say. Can the courts tell me I’m violating someone’s first amendment rights if I refuse to listen to them?
Exactly, there is nothing official about a social media account. If that's the case, then EVERY media outlet is now official government business since they are the medium for the message.
This is idiotic on many levels.
This is idiotic on many levels.
I like the fact that he he's petty.
You want a dude whose not gonna let shit slide in charge.
Furthermore, if the logic of this ruling holds true, how can any agent of the government prevent anyone in the public from attending any public event? Is a campaign rally or community forum now a place where everyone MUST be allowed a forum to speak?
What about the state of the union? If I show up, must I now be given a seat and time at the podium?
What about the state of the union? If I show up, must I now be given a seat and time at the podium?
Blocking his critics isn't letting shit slide. It makes him look like they easily get under his skin. I'd prefer he let them twit away and then ridicule the hell out of them Trump-style. He'd kill them by simply replying #winning to every tweet directed at him.
Tweeting presidential policy, economy, war/peace, etc. makes it public record as it is clearly presidential communication archived.
If there were never anything “official” about a social media account, people wouldn’t lose their jobs for posting controversial things online...they do, all the time.
