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Trump Violates First Amendment by Blocking Twitter Users From Feed, Judge Says

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Anyone that wants to respond to the President’s tweets. The White House has an email address.
Oh, I think I get it. You mean email is still available to those whose free speech was violated by blocking their twitter. Their free speech was still violated.
 
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Oh, I think I get it. You mean email is still available to those whose free speech was violated by blocking their twitter. Their free speech was still violated.
No it wasn’t. They can still address what the President says.
 
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The principle applies.
No it doesn't. A public official using the Twitter as an official account of that office does not have the right to bar you from addressing that public official in that forum. In many cities across the country, council meetings have open public forums; you can't bar some people from using that forum and tell them they can send a letter, that is violating their right to free speech.

If this was a private account, block away. However, the president says this is an official account for his office.
 
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Trump Violates First Amendment by Blocking Twitter Users From Feed, Judge Says
 
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I suppose every time a president gives a speech now, they must stand there while people line up to address them.
Poor comparison. A Twitter account allows people to reply to official statements, barring some people from responding to those statements is a violation. Giving a speech, is giving a speech, but if you're allowing some people to ask questions about your speech while blocking others, it is violating their free speech rights.
 
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Lefties hate Trump's Twitter use. They can only respond with insults and profanities on Twitter.
That's basically what I read from the right side the whole time Obama was in office. I guess both sides are guilty. But I've never been blocked from his Twitter account. And don't go on there. Unless some post his ramblings on here.
 
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