[Magdalen] Saturday Marches

[Roger Stokes]

On 22/01/2017 04:16, Scott Knitter wrote:
> The opposition on display today was absolutely unprecedented. It needs
> to continue, always peaceful but always insisting on the truth and
> other actual American values. Right now there's lots of opportunity to
> push back every time a lie is uttered by Trump and his minions. The
> press need to step up. And clearly the press secretary is not going to
> be a source of truth. Yes, the press secretary traditionally gives the
> president's view (that's what the job is for) but not blatant lies.

That could leave him with nothing to say when the President's view *is* 
a blatant lie. If the President thinks that the press is libelling him 
then he could try his normal approach of suing and letting the case be 
heard in open court. Denying press freedom would surely be unconstitutional.

Roger