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I can’t help but think the better option would be a bill saying that POTUS needs to stay off social media, no?

• Karunamon 9y ago
  He also has freedom of speech.
  • stanmancan 9y ago
    Saying the POTUS can't use twitter is not taking away their freedom of speech -- it's putting controls around what mediums they're allowed to exercise their freedom of speech. Kinda like how they're not supposed to run their own mail server. Do you really think it's in the nations best interest that _Twitter_ is being treated as an official source of news from the POTUS?
    • Karunamon 9y ago
      I think it’s absolutely in the nations best interest that the president has a way to get his message out directly without filtering by the corporate media. It’s a lot harder to misconstrue someone’s words when anyone can look at them (and better yet- passively see them, rather than having to go looking) Whether Twitter is the best medium for that is another question, given the character limits and demonstrated unprofessional behavior by the platform owner. I bet his account gets a lot more exposure there than a page on whitehouse.gov would.
  • HumbleGamer 9y ago
    And, possibly moreso than anyone else, the responsibility for the actions caused by his words. Freedom of speech is all good until you start yelling "Bomb" on an airplane. This guy is possibly talking us ALL into a nuclear war. I dont know about you, but I don't like being forced into the next persons fight becuase they couldnt shut their mouth, boss, mayor, friend, or Trump...
    • Karunamon 9y ago
      This is not a realistic fear. Nobody’s going to war over a tweet.