He didn't say it was a legal document. Rather, he implied it was a presidential record.Originally Posted by Captdon
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He didn't say it was a legal document. Rather, he implied it was a presidential record.
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If it's an official account, sure. If it's his OWN, PERSONAL ACCOUNT, no way in hell. It's entirely up to him...
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This is the question. There does not seem to be a bright line separating the two. I find this to be an interesting question in this age of social media. If a politician was holding a rally or a town hall they would have no right to silence their critics as long as those critics were behaving lawfully. In this case Trump has used Twitter essentially as a bully pulpit, yet when he has been challenged or criticized by his critics he has shut them down, denying their ability to respond to his statements. That seems to be the argument being put forth by the plaintiffs in the article. This is much bigger than Trump and could have far reaching ramifications for Pols in the future. It will be interesting to see how this develops.
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Is the President, or any elected member just an employee or are they an elected representative 24/7? Are they entitled to private opinions that don't reflect their official positions?
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Trump's tweets provides the Trump haters food for debates.
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Then what's the problem? If it's carries no official weight then it's just talk.Liberals don't like it, iunderstand that. I don't care either.
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