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Blast a politician? It could mean jail #548158808/02/11 | |
bea175 Campfire 'Bwana | |
OP bea175 Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 32,044 | Obama judge's ruling says defamation claim lurks for those criticizing ballot candidates A federal judge who owes his lifetime appointment to Barack Obama today concluded that a pro-life organization whose leaders criticized a politician for supporting Obamacare for funding abortions just might be guilty of defamation � and possibly worthy of jail time. The ruling comes from Judge Timothy S. Black in Cincinnati, who refused to dismiss a case brought by former U.S. Rep. Steve Driehaus against the Susan B. Anthony List organization, which had criticized the congressman's vote for Obamacare. The judge, who cited Google as a source for one footnote of his ruling, said, "Upon a careful review of both of the [Congressional Research Service] memoranda cited by the parties, this court fails to identify any affirmative statement that the PPACA [Obamacare] includes taxpayer funded abortion." Therefore, he ruled, a trial must be held to determine whether there was a defamation and whether there was malice in the statements by the SBA List, including those by its president, Marjorie Dannenfelser. The organization had issued news releases criticizing the reportedly pro-life Driehaus for voting for Obamacare, and stated its objections were to the abortion funding. Driehaus sued, claiming he lost reputation and income because he was not re-elected following the criticism. According to online databanks, Driehaus was not re-elected in 2010 when former U.S. Congressman Steve Chabot challenged him, and the Democrat party pulled its financial support for television ads when Driehaus fell behind. "Through this criminal statute, he's even threatening me with jail time," Dannenfelser said at the time. A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks. |
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Re: Blast a politician? It could mean jail bea175#548159508/02/11 | |
D Dess Campfire Tracker | |
Dess Campfire Tracker D Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,921 Likes: 5 | So it's OK to burn a flag, but not criticize a candidate? For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "If a man will not work, he shall not eat." 2 Thessalonians 3:10 |
Re: Blast a politician? It could mean jail Dess#548160308/02/11 | |
temmi Campfire Outfitter | |
temmi Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 10,084 | This will get struck down. I glad it happened now... with todays SCOTUS make-up... Snake That which does not kill us makes us stronger Friedrich Nietzsche |
Re: Blast a politician? It could mean jail bea175#548161408/02/11 | |
Mako25 Campfire Ranger | |
Mako25 Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 16,718 | Censorship, a bedrock of spreading facism. : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition -Webster |
Re: Blast a politician? It could mean jail Mako25#548165208/02/11 | |
R Redneck Campfire Kahuna | |
Redneck Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 59,245 Likes: 3 | Originally Posted by Dess So it's OK to burn a flag, but not criticize a candidate? In this administration? Of course.. Originally Posted by temmi This will get struck down. We all thought McCain-Feingold wouldn't pass either.. Originally Posted by Mako25 Censorship, a bedrock of spreading facism. : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition -Webster Exactly... Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 |
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Re: Blast a politician? It could mean jail Redneck#548167108/02/11 | |
V VAnimrod Campfire Kahuna | |
VAnimrod Campfire Kahuna V Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 61,130 | What else do you expect from the "ruling class", except that they will always find "some pigs are mor equal than others"? |
Re: Blast a politician? It could mean jail VAnimrod#548179408/02/11 | |
MadMooner Campfire Ranger | |
MadMooner Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 25,163 Likes: 5 | If an organization was knowingly publishing lies(assuming he can prove Obie care doesn't pay for abortions) to discredit an individual, are they not guilty of defamation? “Life is life and fun is fun, but it's all so quiet when the goldfish die.” |
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