Posted on 05/23/2018 11:08:01 AM PDT by DesertRhino
President Donald Trump cannot block users on his Twitter feed, a federal judge in New York City ruled Wednesday. Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald said in her ruling that Trump is violating the U.S. Constitution by preventing certain Americans from viewing his tweets.
The social media platform, Buchwald said, is a "designated public forum" from which Trump cannot exclude individual plaintiffs.
Will the Block feature/features be removed from everything now ,LOL
What a ridiculous ruling.
I expect Barnes Law is already working this decision into their case against Twitter.
Barnes Law Ask Me Anything
https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/8jq2zz/barnes_law_ask_me_anything/
Current Case:
Charles Johnson vs. Twitter, Inc.
CHARLES C. JOHNSONS LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST TWITTER ON JANUARY 8, 2018. THE BIG QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENS TO FREE SPEECH IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE WHEN ITS OWNED BY A PRIVATE MONOPOLY.
https://www.barneslawllp.com/charles-johnson-vs-twitter-case
1. The judge refused to issue an order requiring President Trump to unblock anyone ... as if that could possibly be enforced.
2. Who even had standing to claim that they were harmed in any way by being blocked from Trump's Twitter feed?
3. Do you think Twitter is surprised to learn that they are now a "public forum" and cannot control their content anymore? LOL.
This judge isn't very bright.
The first amendment doesn't guarantee the right to be heard.
What a nit-wit ruling. This is in NO WAY a federal issue.
The Constitution is in NO WAY implicated in the manipulation of Twitter, a private enterprise.
TWITTER ITSELF can stop users from preventing from viewing tweets, but the feds have NO constitutional authority to interfere with such.
All President Trump has to do is IGNORE the so-called “Judge” and block whomever he WANTS. The so-called “Judge” has violated the separation-of-powers doctrine, and the impotent “Judge” can in no way enforce his so-called “ruling” anyway. PERIOD!
Ehhh, do it anyway, see what this guy does.
He’s not blocking anyone from READING his tweets. I can read his tweets, and I don’t even have a twitter account.
Agreed. If he can’t do it because it’s a public forum, then can twitter ban conservatives form a “designated public forum?”
The judge declined to issue an order forcing Trump to unblock the users, saying her ruling should be sufficient to force a change in behavior.
Sure, let’s see the judge enforce that.
“A designated public forum”? What’s that? You mean it’s not private property anymore? What is Twitter now, a common carrier, a public utility? Let’s regulate it. Facebook too. And stop them from banning people from posting unpopular views.
It’s doubtful this Clinton judge even thought that far ahead. She just wanted to stomp her feet at Trump because he blocked someone from harassing him on twitter.
“a federal judge in New York City ruled”
Wow what a shocker. Probably had dinner with hillery last nite.
Um. No one is prevented from viewing tweets. Even people who don't have a twitter account can view his tweets.
Judge is wrong. And the judge is unconstitutional to boot.
Fine, then Twitter can’t block Conservatives, seeing its a ‘”designated public forum”.
Appeal.
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