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treestar

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16. Can't make free speech illegal

Reply to kydo (Original post)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 06:40 PM

Nov 2016

This is why the Orange One is going to end up having a fit. He can't just order things as he wants them to be. Even R Congress has sense enough not to pass something that would impede free speech. Even a court full of conservatives would have to recognize legal precedent.

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I think I have gotten to the point that I have lost faith in this country. [View all] kydo Nov 2016 OP

You are not wrong edhopper Nov 2016 #1

The impact of this election will be with us for years. still_one Nov 2016 #2

Exactly the response which will bring more of the same. pipoman Nov 2016 #4

Their actions have insured that will be the case regardless. Zypher Teachout, still_one Nov 2016 #5

We have lost the presidency, the house and the senate... pipoman Nov 2016 #9

Its time to stop fighting among ourselves. kydo Nov 2016 #11

Wow... pipoman Nov 2016 #20

The end of the US as a democracy! IMO it's likely to become a brutal place to live. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #3

That's the ol' losing spirit. We are in grave times, Hortensis Nov 2016 #13

I think election 2016 will be the point where people look back & say, CrispyQ Nov 2016 #6

Sadly, I agree. narnian60 Nov 2016 #7

I lost faith back in 2000 2naSalit Nov 2016 #8

I was done in 2004. wildeyed Nov 2016 #10

Me too, when GW got a 2nd term Martin Eden Nov 2016 #23

What I'm worried about is that someone is going to declare war on us. Initech Nov 2016 #12

who would declare war? Grey Lemercier Nov 2016 #27

He may always drop dead MFM008 Nov 2016 #14

I've lost COMPLETE faith in the media, MORE REPORTING ON EMAILS THAN ALL ISSUES COMBINED uponit7771 Nov 2016 #15

Can't make free speech illegal treestar Nov 2016 #16

In the normal world you would be 100% correct kydo Nov 2016 #17

How much transparency can we force in him? I think he'll not use govt servers himself bettyellen Nov 2016 #18

So have I. There are just too many ignorant, hateful, stupid people in this country and smirkymonkey Nov 2016 #19

I have certainly lost faith in the political process bhikkhu Nov 2016 #21

Cheer up. Scruffy1 Nov 2016 #22

This is why I stopped trying to fight Climate Change. briv1016 Nov 2016 #24

How about the critters Duppers Nov 2016 #25

Until the younger generations get off their collective asses....... calguy Nov 2016 #26