Reince Priebus is a dunderhead (and he can't sue me for saying so) - by Erik Wemple
The courts have interpreted the First Amendment so as to allow the Erik Wemple Blog to call people names. Defamatory statements are those that harm a persons reputation and are clearly more than insults, writes David Schultz in the Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court. So its perfectly legal to state:
Reince Priebus is a dunderhead.
Reince Priebus is a lunkhead.
Reince Priebus is a ninny.
Reince Priebus is a dunderpate.
Reince Priebus is a birdbrain.
Grounds for all those statements come from an " target="_blank">interview between Priebus, President Trumps chief of staff, and Jonathan Karl of ABC News.
Asked about candidate Trumps pledge to open up libel laws, Priebus indicated that its something that is being looked at, but its something that as far as how it gets executed, where we go with it thats another issue. Another fantasyland issue, that is. For a president who cannot wrangle a premier campaign issue replacing Obamacare through the legislative process, changing libel jurisprudence would pose a challenge that journalists would enjoy documenting. Surely Trump would declare at some point:
Nobody knew the separation of powers could be so complicated. Which is to say, Priebus, Trump & Co. cant
just write an executive order to adjust libel laws.
Although this group of dunderheads might give it a try.
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