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The Trump gag order should be struck down

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Posted By: Moritz55, 10/19/2023 11:39:32 AM

The imposition of a gag order on former President Donald Trump was overwhelmingly applauded by pundits and press alike. Journalists described the order from U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan as “narrow” and “limited.” Most of them lionized Chutkan as an “unflinching” and “no-nonsense” judge who would not tolerate Trump’s penchant for personal attacks and reckless rhetoric. However, this order should concern everyone who values freedom of speech. While the odds may favor Chutkan on appeal, this order should be overturned as overbroad and dangerous.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 10/19/2023 11:43:54 AM (No. 1581096)
Yes, it should. Words should ALWAYS be free. This is the very foundation of the First Amendment, that anyone can speak his mind in public without government interference or punishment. This judge is WAY off base.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: leonardo 10/19/2023 12:21:14 PM (No. 1581119)
Freedom of SPEECH is the FIRST Amendment for a very good reason. Those who would seek to stifle it are not friends of Americans, but are tyrants with their own agendas.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: WhamDBambam 10/19/2023 12:24:18 PM (No. 1581121)
The Federal statutory judiciary should be abolished. It has outlived its original purposes and has become an open political player.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Venturer 10/19/2023 12:30:26 PM (No. 1581131)
They are afraid of contaminating the jury poll. LMAO Any person who would serve on that and isn't already contaminated is too stupid to be a juror.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Birddog 10/19/2023 2:40:21 PM (No. 1581212)
Contempt of Court is no crime if the court is in fact "Contemptible" The judge, the prosecutor, their associates/co-conspirators in the other cases, even the prosecution witnesses are FREE to say whatever they want about the defendant in the media, in open court, and in filings...but the Defendant cannot mention them? Keep in mind this Judge has already handed down several rulings BEFORE the Trial even started, before any evidence or witnesses were "Confronted".
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Reply 6 - Posted by: FJB 2022 23 24 10/19/2023 3:01:27 PM (No. 1581242)
Amen!
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Reply 7 - Posted by: FunOne 10/19/2023 10:57:20 PM (No. 1581549)
In the trial to find Trump guilty of election interference, the judiciary engages in blatant election interference..
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Reply 8 - Posted by: mifla 10/20/2023 4:53:37 AM (No. 1581615)
Reverse the roles and the libs would be screaming bloody murder.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Rinktum 10/20/2023 6:30:57 AM (No. 1581666)
These leftist judges believe they are gods. They do not adhere to the Constitution because they believe their opinion is always transcendent. I just don’t know how they get away with it. Are there no checks and balances to reign in these judicial tyrants? No oversight? Right now rogue judges are destroying equal justice under the law and no one bats an eye. Where are the legal scholars who witness this travesty and remain silent? When injustice is blatant and in your face like this it is imperative that they speak out because to remain silent undermines the system. Where is the letter signed by legal experts denouncing this judge? It appears we are a nation of cowards or tyrants and I am not sure which is true.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Paperpuncher 10/20/2023 8:10:52 AM (No. 1581736)
The appeals should be expedited. If not then why do we even have a Bill of Rights. Pence is not a threat to Trump. He will get votes in single digit percentages. My worry is the dem cheating machine. If we can not stop it we will never win.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: joew9 10/20/2023 9:48:13 AM (No. 1581825)
It will be. After the election is over.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Zigrid 10/20/2023 12:05:19 PM (No. 1581969)
I'm so tired of dark political black female judges who need validation for their twisted lives....and conformation of their pronoun...how about "fool"......
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