Freedom of the Press 2.0… the
post Constitutional Era
Let’s go back to November 2024 and
pretend that Kamala Harris won the election.
Then let’s fast forward to
February 2025, the first full month of her presidency.
Let’s suppose President Harris
started publicly complaining about FOX News coverage of her, calling it unfair,
biased and full of lies. She sues the network and cites the upcoming license
renewal which her administration must approve, all in order to get more
favorable coverage and personally receive millions of dollars.
Now fast forward a few more months
into her presidency. In the late fall we see two major entertainment companies
desiring to merge, a process that needs government approval. Again, not pleased
with the news coverage she is getting, President Harris demands a say in the
future news coverage of her administration in order for her administration to
approve the merger.
Questions…
Is there anything inherently wrong
with either of these two scenarios?
Should a POTUS be able to
intervene in the editorial decisions of independent news agencies?
Would the involvement of a POTUS
in the hiring and editorial decisions of an independent news agency impact the
Constitutional right to a free press?
Clearly these examples are based
on how President Trump dealt with CBS News and 60 Minutes and the proposed
merger of Warner & Netflix or Warner & Paramount.
Paramount, the parent of CBS.
Larry Ellison and his son David, both Paramount leaders have a strong
relationship with President Trump and approved the payments made by CBS
directly to Trump. Additionally, President Trump has publicly said he will be
involved in the Paramount deal to acquire Warner, the parent company of CNN.
Trump’s son in-law Jared Kushner is also a major player in the prospective
deal.
11 comments:
The markings of a TRUE deep state. One the MAGAt horde
of the pro authoritarian minded have no problem with. No problem at all. It's their Fuhrer and he can do no wrong.
As for Constitutionality, well, that went out the window the moment the CORRUPT scotus gave the Tangerine Tyrant Turd blanket immunity in all their fascistic wisdom.
America is morphing into Amerika through the efforts of the Tangerine Tyrant Turd and his supporting staff of the Heritage Foundation and its facist Project 2025, the corrupt scotus, the cast of authoritarian minded Christian Nationalists, and his loyal sleepwalking MAGAts.
Orange and Tangerine are now colors I hate to the depth of my being. As they now represent authoritarianism, corruption, hate, racism, misogyny, indecency, and every thing that is now wrong with this nation.
The future looks bleak. Very bleak indeed.
Good point, Dave.
Just imagine how the corpo-media would have reacted if Harris was a convicted felon.
If not for double standards Republicans would have none at all. It's always been about greed and power. Period. Corporate media are all-too-happy to tolerate the Right's lies and corruption over the Left's. See how easily they folded for Trump's blackmailing and threats.
We've learned their "One Rule" by now. "It's OK if you're a Republican."
Let's see guys if we get any conservatives or MAGA lovers to take a stab at the questions.
What a nightmare you start with. After spending over a billion dollars to lose you make a reckless guess what she would do if she won.
Remember that she was part of the regime that caused inflation and prices to spike to outrages levels.
She was part of the regime that helped create a crisis in healthcare costs by giving the insurance companies billions to increase their profits.
She was part of the regime that said we will shut down the oil companies then couldn't understand why gas prices spikes.
She was part of the regime who opened the border and then complained about our immigration problem.
She was the border czar who never visited the border
She was part of the regime tat shut down the country then wondered why supplies are scarce.
Now you ask what would she do with the media had she have won. She would probably give a hour long speech saying nothing.
Now she is advocating for lower food prices and blaming the current administration for high prices yet when she was in office she said the president couldn't lower prices.
As DUBE says we learned one rule, blame everything on republicans
Skud, the fact I am reading your screed is evidence of the grace of Shaw. Since once again you are not on topic, I would never have approved your comment.
But here we are...
The topic today is Freedom of the Press, protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution. I'll respond to your comments on that.
The rest of your slanted, uninformed and in some cases, untruthful mush can wait for 2026 election posts.
Now, in the words of Paul Harvey... Good day!
Skud,
It's no surprise that both you and Trump STILL LIE and blame Biden and Harris.
Racism isn't racism to racists. Ignorance isn't ignorance to the willfully ignorant.
Micky Mouse would have been better that what we are having shoved down our throats by the dude that can dish it out, but can't take it. He is now reviewing the five year history of would be foreign tourists computers.
Only praisers will be permitted in. That $$$$ sector is expected to set new
lows. Norwegian still chuckling about his wanting them to emigrate here.
Based on what I know, Harris or Hillary would have been far better and scud's
hero would be in jail.
Only because theTangerine Tyrant Turd has made it fully possible to do so. And boy isAmerica beginning to wake up to the garbage that is tRump and his policies if abject ignorance.
No David the topic is what would happen with the press had Harris won. You post something and then you deny what you posted. You sound more like trump with his I didn't say that when it can be proven. What was it I said that wasn't true.
Skud wonders, “What was it I said that wasn't true.”
Just about EVERYTHING, not that he would care.
Remember that she was part of the regime that caused inflation and prices to spike to outrages levels.
She was part of the regime that helped create a crisis in healthcare costs by giving the insurance companies billions to increase their profits.
She was part of the regime that said we will shut down the oil companies then couldn't understand why gas prices spikes.
She was part of the regime who opened the border and then complained about our immigration problem.
She was the border czar who never visited the border
She was part of the regime that shut down the country then wondered why supplies are scarce.
The better question is, “What was he said that was true?”
Post pandemic inflation was GLOBAL with interrupted supply chains. Under Trump inflation is where it was when Biden left office.
“giving the insurance companies billions to increase their profits.” Is bullshit that ignores the fact it HELPED insure Americans.
Harris was never designated “border czar”. This was a FALSE framing of her assignment to visit Central American countries to examine REASONS for migration
US deportations under Biden surpass Trump's record
20 December 2024
US immigration authorities last year deported the largest number of undocumented immigrants in nearly a decade, surpassing the record of Donald Trump's first term in office.
More than 271,000 immigrants were deported from the US over the last fiscal year, according to a report released by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36e41dx425o
“regime that said we will shut down the oil companies” is a LIE.
NO OIL PRODUCTION WAS SHUT DOWN. Biden canceled leases on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and coastal waters. Production was at record HIGH LEVELS under Biden.
The shutdown was started under Trump. Under Biden the states had their individual policies.
PEOPLE LIKE SKUD ARE WHY TRUMP IS PRESIDENT.
Skud, the topic is the First Amendment and how Trump is mangling it through his efforts to take over the press. I even posted questions for people to consider.
You're like Trump and the Sarah Palin and Nevada politician Sharron Angle... you don't like questions that make you deal with issues that point out your bias and how you've enabled some very bad things to happen to the US.
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