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beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts) Mon Mar 14, 2016, 05:26 AM Mar 2016

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Donald Trump Shutting Down His Chicago Rally Wasn’t a First Amendment Violation

Donald Trump Shutting Down His Chicago Rally Wasn’t a First Amendment Violation
March 12, 2016 by Tracey Moody

This Twitter interaction featuring Freedom From Religion Foundation attorney Andrew Seidel is pure gold:

If only facts mattered to Donald Trump‘s supporters…

That brief exchange was followed up by this:

Will Trump make America great again? “Of course he will!”

Do lawyers exist? “I’m dubious.”

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2016/03/12/donald-trump-shutting-down-his-chicago-rally-wasnt-a-first-amendment-violation/

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Donald Trump Shutting Down His Chicago Rally Wasn’t a First Amendment Violation (Original Post) beam me up scottie Mar 2016 OP

What does he know? He's an elitist academic! DetlefK Mar 2016 #1

I love twitter, it's been a great source of amusement this past weekend! beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #2

"Everyone is a lawyer on the internet." Curmudgeoness Mar 2016 #3

That was a thing of beauty. beam me up scottie Mar 2016 #4

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

1. What does he know? He's an elitist academic!

Reply to beam me up scottie (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 05:54 AM

Mar 2016

Only good-old down-to-earth guys like Cliven Bundy get to judge whether something is unconstitutional.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

2. I love twitter, it's been a great source of amusement this past weekend!

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 05:56 AM

Mar 2016

You can't make this stuff up!

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

3. "Everyone is a lawyer on the internet."

Reply to beam me up scottie (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 09:04 PM

Mar 2016

Well, I guess he shut the asshole up.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

4. That was a thing of beauty.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 09:39 PM

Mar 2016

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