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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe easiest way to stifle the mangled apricot hellbeast
Simply get the National Archivist to declare social media posts - specifically, tweets - made by Members of Congress and Administration officials to include the president as public records subject to retention requirements.
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The easiest way to stifle the mangled apricot hellbeast (Original Post)
jmowreader
Dec 2016
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KT2000
(20,568 posts)1. excellent! n/t
herding cats
(19,558 posts)2. Hmm, that does seem to be a necessary step.
Considering his methods of communication, and that he's going to be the president.
Excellent point!
barbtries
(28,769 posts)3. he'll change the national archivist.
laws, schmaws! history, shmistory!
you do know that if a tweet is deleted that means it never happened right? right?
just in case it wasn't clear
annabanana
(52,791 posts)4. 100% agree
We need an official record.
Silver Gaia
(4,541 posts)5. I like this idea!