ABikerSailor
Diamond Member
Well, Trump shows his true colors again. Seems that he couldn't take anyone disagreeing with him politically on his Twitter feed, so he would block them.
An appeals court has ruled that since he uses Twitter in an official capacity as president for announcing policy changes and official announcements, and not just talking about his golf game, he can't block them anymore, because as president, people are supposed to be able to see what he says.
Wonder how this one is gonna play out? And yes, because you Trump supporters won't believe anything that isn't on FOX, I used their link for the article.
Trump can't block Twitter users over political disagreements, court rules
President Trump Opens a New Window. cannot block access to his Twitter Opens a New Window. account for users who criticize or disagree with his views, a U.S. federal appeals court affirmed on Tuesday.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ unanimous decision stems from a lawsuit filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University on behalf of seven people who Trump blocked on Twitter after they criticized his administration’s policies. The appeals court upheld a May 2018 ruling by a lower court judge who determined that the president’s action violated the First Amendment.
An appeals court has ruled that since he uses Twitter in an official capacity as president for announcing policy changes and official announcements, and not just talking about his golf game, he can't block them anymore, because as president, people are supposed to be able to see what he says.
Wonder how this one is gonna play out? And yes, because you Trump supporters won't believe anything that isn't on FOX, I used their link for the article.
Trump can't block Twitter users over political disagreements, court rules
President Trump Opens a New Window. cannot block access to his Twitter Opens a New Window. account for users who criticize or disagree with his views, a U.S. federal appeals court affirmed on Tuesday.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ unanimous decision stems from a lawsuit filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University on behalf of seven people who Trump blocked on Twitter after they criticized his administration’s policies. The appeals court upheld a May 2018 ruling by a lower court judge who determined that the president’s action violated the First Amendment.