Comment on Clarence Thomas Wants to Go After Freedom of the Press
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 11 months agoThat is some mental gymnastics to come to that conclusion. He was convicted of a misdemeanor. Only an idiot would think that’s a felon.
Thomas is correct. Were let the standard slip to be meaningful.
Freedom is speech is between you and the government. It’s not about people defaming you.
PizzaMan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
He was in federal prison.
You can’t have free speech without protections from slap suits.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Umm… Where do you think a person goes to serve time if they go to a federal institution?
Free speech is between you and the government. It isn’t between you and another party.
PizzaMan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Is there somewhere you’re going with this?
Slapp suits use the government to silence people. I don’t know why your bringing this up as if it helps make your case.
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Yes there is nothing odd serving a federal sentence in a federal prison. That’s common sense. Where else would they serve their time? A misdemeanor is a year of less. So the sentence would tell you it’s a misdemeanor. Also the paperwork would show its misdemeanor. The crime itself would tell you it’s a misdemeanor.
Where did Thomas mention a slapp suit ?
And no a slapp suit is the the government silencing anymore. Good lord learn how the system works. It’s a civil action between two parties. The government is just enforcing the laws.