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Late 80s Hokie

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Should some lies be breaking the law, or would that be too much for the 1st


amendment?

Lies, repeated again and again and again, with no repercussions, are what has our country in this mess. I saw part of Romney's speech on Jan 6th (or early on the 7th) saying (paraphrasing) "How do we get these pissed off people to stop believing this? Well, how about we tell them the truth?"

So should some lies by some people or organizations actually carry some legal penalty? Or would there be no way to write the rules strictly enough to make it clear that it's OK for a car salesman to say "You'll never get a better deal" (Marketing hyperbole, let the buyer beware) but not ok for a news organization or a public servant to repeat easily disproved statements more than once? And even on the once, if/when they're proven wrong, they have to post / comment in the same space a correction.

Doable, or not?

SMART to do it, or not?

Posted: 01/13/2021 at 11:01AM



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