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But now truth will be defined by the courts, in whom you appear to have a great deal of trust. The people's selection will not count. The courts will look at a single issue in determining the outcome of an election and the people's choice be damned.
I can hear the wheels grinding already as to which political party will control the Courts and then, thusly, The Truth!
Opinions will now also be based on The Truth and The Truth, in this case, will surely not set you free.
It takes a great deal of evidence to prove libel, this case in the UK was the first in around 100, years, the person in question left a trail of evidence stating he was going to lie about his opponent as a means to win the election ( he stated it was the only way for him to win
Lets say both of us were opponents running for the same MP seat. Two days before the election I get a young girl to state publically you molested her, you dont have the time to disprove the accusation, and the public who would have voted for you, either vote for me or dont vote. I win the election due to the accusation. Would that not be a subversion of democracy to a far greater extend rather then the courts throwing out the results and having a new byelection for the riding?