• cygnus@lemmy.ca
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    As the Trump stooge correctly states (broken clock, etc.)

    “While their right to irresponsible and dishonest reporting is protected by the First Amendment, it does not ensure their privilege of unfettered access to limited spaces, like the Oval Office and Air Force One,” Budowich wrote.

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      It’s basically the argument Bush, Reagan, and so on used for “Free Speech Zones.”

      It says nothing about your right to do it anywhere so they can force you into a zone a mile away from the RNC for your legal first amendment peotected protest.

      Basically making it entirely meaningless.

      This has been a long time coming.

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        Exactly. I’d add that they have successfully made the law in general meaningless, so that even if it were in fact a 1A violation, nobody would or could do anything about it.

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      You know, this is the kind of talk that should have been happening since before 2016. Everyone has warned that the constant barrage of lies and misinformation is dangerous.

      However, they have the keys to the kingdom for round two now. The inaction of us (as a country) has let it get to this point. We’re in for a wild ride.

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      If they are going to punish a news organization for a perceived slight, then every other organization would be scared to report, make the press in fact not free