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SunSeeker

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1. Isn't it a violation of the 1st Am for the President to block someone just for disagreeing?

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Mon May 29, 2017, 03:11 PM

May 2017

I realize private individuals are not required to comply with the First Amendment of the US Constitution, but Trump is no longer a private individual, especially when he tweets on taxpayers' time from the White House on matters of national interest. And since he refuses to use the official presidential Twitter account and instead continues to use his personal Twitter account, his personal Twitter account has taken the place of the presidential Twitter account and has become a public forum. As a public forum run by a government officer, it must respect First Amendment rights.

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Trump 'BLOCKS' Jimmy Kimmel Live writer on Twitter after she 'hurt his feelings' [View all] workinclasszero May 2017 OP

Isn't it a violation of the 1st Am for the President to block someone just for disagreeing? SunSeeker May 2017 #1

Nah, don't think so. Beartracks May 2017 #2

Blocking prevents her from speaking out in that forum. SunSeeker May 2017 #5

It's not really a public forum RhodeIslandOne May 2017 #11

The platform is private, but Trump is "running" or managing his account. SunSeeker May 2017 #19

He's not blocking her speech at all. Ms. Toad May 2017 #20

How can we still see blocked tweets in his timeline? SunSeeker May 2017 #24

They aren't in his timeline Ms. Toad May 2017 #30

If you are blocked, people you cannot see your replies to his tweets. SunSeeker May 2017 #32

No bluecollar2 May 2017 #21

Why? SunSeeker May 2017 #25

It's a matter of understanding the first amendment bluecollar2 May 2017 #28

I understand the First Amendment. SunSeeker May 2017 #29

It's also his personal account, not the PotUS account. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #14

Shitler is on it on OUR time, hence those are our tweets. nt SunSeeker May 2017 #18

Wrong. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #22

It doesn't matter how much we pay him. It is his position, not pay, that is determinative. SunSeeker May 2017 #23

Getting into a public spat with a comedy writer C_U_L8R May 2017 #3

What a special snowflake huh? workinclasszero May 2017 #4

I wonder what the trigger word was. Hands? Caterpillars? Mangos? Putin? Resign? Minority? Alzheimer? Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #15

Who's the snowflake again? Initech May 2017 #6

Poor orange snowflake LW1977 May 2017 #7

Awwww, did that mean ol' comedy writer calimary May 2017 #8

He's obviously never read mine! liberaltrucker May 2017 #9

Does Trump have a sense of humor? bucolic_frolic May 2017 #10

He laughs at the jokes his Russian handler Lavrob makes in the Oval Office. Photos show him. . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #16

He laughs on his way to the bank. And he probably laughs at Trump voters. n/t Beartracks May 2017 #17

Him widdle feewings got huuuurt? The $hit-throwin orange baboon got him feewings hurt? TheDebbieDee May 2017 #12

My goal in life as of right now is to be blocked by Trump on Twitter too. TeamPooka May 2017 #13

Me too. Thanks for the goal sharing Polka! irisblue May 2017 #27

He blocked me before the election. I trolled his ass hardcore onecaliberal May 2017 #26

Not just her. He, or whoever has his phone, has been lady lib May 2017 #31

TWITTER FOLLOWERS!! yuiyoshida May 2017 #33