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Feb 18, 2023Liked by Chris J. Karr, David Thornton

Re: Pence, Judge Luttig thinks that claiming privilege is not going to work as the VP had solely a ceremonial role when it came to the vote counting on Jan 6. If it was a standard vote for advancing legislation then it could work, but it wasn't .

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Feb 22, 2023·edited Feb 22, 2023

"Defamation has to be balanced with Fox’s First Amendment rights. The outlet has a right to free speech, even false speech, but it does not have the right to lie about people and companies with impunity. There is a limit."

I know all the BS about free speech that gives people the right to lie about public figures and you may right about most of what you wrote in this piece. The "public figure" loophole also gives you an out for excusing CNN and MSNBC for lying about Mr. Trump's statements, actions and motives. If Dominion should literally own Fox News, then Trump should own CNN, MSNBC and a few digital news outlets.

I believe that every news outlet or opinion platform that censors what content is made public should, with very limited exceptions, be held accountable for the content that makes it through their filters. I do appreciate The Racket News allowing most speech, including mine. But I'm not a profane person, or child pornographer, or a liar.

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