[ExI] ccp struggles

[The Avantguardian]

On Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 06:52:38 PM PDT, Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
 
 
 On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 6:18 PM The Avantguardian via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
Ever since Australians gave up their gun rights, the government can now just arrest their journalists and treat them like criminals, if they write or say the wrong thing. Can you imagine if Trump had that power here in America?

 Yes.  I can imagine it very easily.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48696131 
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/08/liberty-university-falwell-reporters-warrants-176346 

And Trump certainly makes detailed representation of what more he would like to do.  


In the BBC article, Trump was bluffing. The POTUS can't issue arrest warrants. It would take a judge and probable cause meaning suspicion of commission of an actual crime. Publishing Trump's unclassified fan mail from Kim Jung Un does not qualify. That being said, if the photographer was intent on publishing the photograph, he might sleep better at night if he bought a firearm.
The second link doesn't involve the federal government at all.
Stuart LaForge.
  
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