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Law & Order Discuss Twitter refuses U.S. order to reveal user behind anti-Trump account at the Political Forums; Twitter Inc on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit to block an order by the U.S. government demanding that it reveal ... |
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This sounds like it lacks a legitimate purpose...
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![]() Granny says, "Dat's right...
... dey's a buncha anti-American... ... socialists an' traitors." ![]() |
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![]() It is not about freedom of speech.
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![]() It is anti Trump propaganda so it is OK no matter the laws it violates. ![]()
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![]() It's relevant as per how the intent of the lawsuit is obviously to impact freedom of speech.
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![]() I don't see anybody confused as to whether these accounts are "government agencies". And you really need to document your claim that it supposedly violates the Hatch Act... One of the ways it's easily recognizable your claim is b.s. is the approach the government is taking.The 1939 Act forbids the intimidation or bribery of voters and restricts political campaign activities by federal employees. It prohibits using any public funds designated for relief or public works for electoral purposes. It forbids officials paid with federal funds from using promises of jobs, promotion, financial assistance, contracts, or any other benefit to coerce campaign contributions or political support. It provides that persons below the policy-making level in the executive branch of the federal government must not only refrain from political practices that would be illegal for any citizen, but must abstain from "any active part" in political campaigns, using this language to specify those who are exempt:[6](i) an employee paid from an appropriation for the Executive Office of the President; orThe act also precludes federal employees from membership in "any political organization which advocates the overthrow of our constitutional form of government,"[7] a provision meant to prohibit membership in organizations on the far left and far right, such as the German-American Bund and the Communist Party USA.[8] They aren't demanding the accounts be stricken or renamed. That is the logical approach if this was a violation as you claim. They're asking for the owners to be unmasked. Which should tell people a LOT about the real intents. ![]() Quote:
"anti Trump" has nothing to do with my position. I suspect it has everything to do with yours. ![]()
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![]() You calling people names. And ignoring the actual topic of the thread.
Doesn't take Kreskin to predict that... Back to the topic, do you support the government's effort to demand Twitter reveal the owners of those accounts? If yes, on what grounds does the government have the right to force a corporation to unveil it's authorized users?
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![]() And the plot thickens...
Inspector General John Roth informed Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) in a letter Friday that his office is conducting a probe to determine whether behavior by federal officials concerning the Twitter account was “improper in any way” or if there was an “abuse of authority.”Federal 'Witch Hunt' Against Trump Twitter Critic Sparks Investigation
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