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They are both the action of fraud.
So why are the plaintiffs suing for the right to lie?
They are both the action of fraud.
So why are the plaintiffs suing for the right to lie?
The group which has filed suit in this instance is basically claiming that political lies are "protected speech"
Dude... I saw this **** coming. I swear to God I saw it coming. "Lies are protected free speech." I knew this bullcrap was coming down the pipe. I've been saying this to family and friends for the past few years that this was the argument that is brimming.
They are. But op is confusing lying with lying to harm another. Lying is protected, the other is not.
This case in the op is about lying to smear and defame... that is basically the definition of slander.
Please look at this specific case. It is not about a "politician" making a false statement about an opponent. It is about outside groups and the political statements they wish to make during campaign time.
from the WSJ
Dude... I saw this **** coming. I swear to God I saw it coming. "Lies are protected free speech." I knew this bullcrap was coming down the pipe. I've been saying this to family and friends for the past few years that this was the argument that is brimming.
Per legislation and case law, lies are protected speech unless they qualify as libel, slander, fraud or false advertising.
This is one that should inspire some debate - it is what we are here for, amirite?
The group which has filed suit in this instance is basically claiming that political lies are "protected speech"
more from Reuters on the case
Ohio Rep. Steve Driehaus Relies on Double Talk on Abortion Funding, ObamaCareCongressman Steve Driehaus (D, OH-01) is attempting to send a Catholic pro-life leader to jail for opinions he himself held for months prior to suddenly voting for the same bill he opposed.
The President of the Susan B. Anthony List, Marjorie Dannenfelser, faces possible prison time for asserting on a billboard in Cincinnati that Rep. Driehaus voted for taxpayer-funded abortion when he voted for the health care bill.