Trump wants to 'open up' libel laws to sue media outlets

The Hill ^ | February 26, 2016 | Bradford Richardson

[Bubba_Leroy]

Regardless of whether the Senate Republicans have the minimal balls necessary to block Obama’s replacement for Scalia, there are still three Justices left on the Court who are over the age of 80.

The next President will determine the direction of the Supreme Court for the next 30 years. Either we are going to have a far left-wing oligarchy legislating from the bench for another generation, or we will not.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

[TBP]

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[JediJones]

Trump would have a historic loss in the general under normal circumstances, but we never know if some bombshell comes out on Hillary at the last minute. Not that she would be better.

[1Old Pro]

Good, newspapers that don’t exhibit any signs of journalism and instead are actually activist corporations that print pamplets, then they should be open to libel.

[Chgogal]

Under today's libel laws the public figure can not sue. If the libel laws were a bit looser, the public figure can sue.

[gdani]

I was positive Trump saying he reads the Bible more than anyone was the stupidest remark he could possibly utter during this campaign.

And here he is topping himself 48 hours later.

[Lib-Lickers 2]

you beat me by a second

[1Old Pro]

You can’t sue people for writing bad things about you. That’s called free speech.

Actually you can, it's called libel. Newspaper political activists writing opinion pieces under the guise of journalism actual do not deserve the protections that journalists might actually earn.

[xzins]

I think it’s okay to sue liars, even if they are in the media. If someone knowingly, criminally slanders someone, then I don’t really care if the slandered person is a public figure or not.

[Buck-I-Guy]

So you don’t like free speech. Are you opposed to the 2nd amendment too?

[TBP]

Opinion is exactly what the First Amendment was intended to protect.

Look up John Peter Zenger (from my home area, BTW) and get back to me.

[o2bfree]

[gdani]

Under today's libel laws the public figure can not sue.

Sure they can. They just have a higher hurdle than the rest of us.

[MichaelCorleone]

I don’t know if this is right or wrong. We do not now have a free press (although many go along willingly), nor do we have a responsible press - not by a long shot.

The public school system and big media shoulder 90% of why we’re in the situation we find ourselves. There is no denying that.

Mr. Trump is correct in principle, there should be consequences for deliberate lying and misrepresenting the facts.

[Starstruck]

I will not read your crap because you did not fix the Freeper glitch.

[The Iceman Cometh]

Better Trump than a couple amnesty whores.

[1Old Pro]

Opinion is exactly what the First Amendment was intended to protect.

As long as it's not libelous.

[Buck-I-Guy]

“Holy crap, Trump fans can’t bring themselves to criticize him even when he says he is going to restrict political speech to protect his fragile ego. This is nuts.”

They are in a hope n change daze like 2008.

[McGruff]

What, I Republican fighting back against the mainstream media? That’s unheard of. Must be illegal.

[Democrat_media]

Go Trump!

The media is the enemy and the main problem.

I didn’t know the media couldn’t be sued for libel. no wonder they destroy unfairlyy with inpunity printing lies to unfairly destroy good people.

why shouldn’t the media be allowed to be sued . why do these marxists have more rights than anyone else. anyone can be sued that libels you so also the media as they are the main problem anyeay.