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Trump tries to overturn ruling stopping him from blocking Twitter users


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He wants a rehearing.

 

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President Trump is determined to challenge an appeals court ruling preventing him from blocking critics on Twitter. The Justice Department has filed papers for Trump that demanded a rehearing by the Second US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, arguing that the three-judge panel's unanimous decision was "fundamentally misconceived." The move would supposedly create a chilling effect for politicians if upheld.

 

"Public officials who address matters relating to their public office on personal accounts will run the risk that every action taken on that account will be state action subject to constitutional scrutiny," according to the filing.

 

The challenge may face an uphill battle. In the earlier ruling, Circuit Judge Barrington Parker noted that @RealDonaldTrump is "one of the White House's main vehicles" for official activity -- it's under scrutiny precisely because many of Trump's tweets are state actions. He "hereby ordered" companies to find alternatives to production in China on August 23rd while using his personal account, for example, and incorrectly . If Trump was allowed to block critics of his policies on his personal account, other politicians could simply shift their announcements to personal accounts to avoid their responsibilities for civic interaction.

 

This lines up to a degree with a January ruling that an official's Facebook page is a public forum. As it is, there are calls for consistency across the aisle. Critics have sued Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez arguing that they, too, shouldn't be blocked on Twitter merely based on disagreements. While Trump may not be fond of seeing critics' tweets, the ruling could also ensure that rival politicians have to contend with online objectors of their own.

 

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This right here is a smart move.  If his account is made as a public forum, he is just saying that all other politicans account should be public forums as well.  There should be consistency across the aisle.  There is a saying that goes like this: "You can't have your cake and eat it too."  Congressmen and Congresswomen also serve the people as well.  They too represent the country as well. 

 

And this goes back to another topic that was posted a couple days ago: https://www.nsaneforums.com/topic/351568-twitters-trust-and-safety-advisors-say-the-company-isnt-listening/

Is Twitter a public forum, or a publisher?  This is the one million dollar question.  I think this will come up for debate before the 2020 election. 

 

Source: https://www.jamesmadison.org/social-media-publisher-public-forum-or-something-else/

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