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16. You can be a member of a party and they can "lobby" for you to be fired
Sat Sep 23, 2017, 11:21 PM
Sep 2017

Demanding that you be fired isn't an official act.

In 2007, United States Senator Barack Obama publicly suggested that CBS radio should fire, rather than merely suspend, Don Imus for Imus' racist statements.

Should Obama have been prosecuted? After all, the law applies to Senators and members of Congress as well as the executive branch. And Senators vote on matters of great import to a company like CBS.

What was the statement in question? Not Ruth Sep 2017 #1
Does trump own the team or co-own it? Doreen Sep 2017 #2
The key word in the 1st amendmet is "Abridge' louis c Sep 2017 #6
Only if a law was passed leading to them being fired liberal N proud Sep 2017 #3
He ran afoul of the law meow2u3 Sep 2017 #4
November is going to get good Not Ruth Sep 2017 #5
I hope Vice News follows these players around in November. n/t bathroommonkey76 Sep 2017 #18
There is applicable law that is violated. L. Coyote Sep 2017 #7
Free speech rights only apply to nazis airing their learned viewpoints in places like Berkeley. Mc Mike Sep 2017 #8
But the NFL's real problem with Ass-wipe is the ratings war: FreeStateDemocrat Sep 2017 #9
That is a huge stretch mythology Sep 2017 #10
"Chilling Effect" louis c Sep 2017 #11
"solely on the basis of partisan political affiliation" onenote Sep 2017 #12
And if I oppose the President, where is my affiliation? louis c Sep 2017 #13
You're simply ignoring what the law states. onenote Sep 2017 #14
So, what you are saying is that I am registered in no political party louis c Sep 2017 #15
You can be a member of a party and they can "lobby" for you to be fired onenote Sep 2017 #16
The answer is "yes" louis c Sep 2017 #17
and what "official act" would have been involved. onenote Sep 2017 #19
Please reread post 15 louis c Sep 2017 #20
You're simply wrong. An "official act" is a sine qua non of a violation onenote Sep 2017 #21
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