[ExI] A test of the US constitution

[Adrian Tymes]

On Sat, Sep 19, 2026 at 11:41 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
> ...> On Behalf Of Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat
> Subject: Re: [ExI] A test of the US constitution
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> On Sat, Sep 19, 2026 at 4:09 AM Ben Zaiboc via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> >>... If this press ban in the white house is struck down quickly by the courts, the constitution wins. ... Ben
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> >...By that measure, since there have already been delaying tactics and the ban has taken effect at least temporarily, should we not conclude the latter even before the Supreme Court formally rules on this matter?  Adrian
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> As I read it, the constitution guarantees that we cannot be prosecuted by the government for what we say or write.  It doesn't guarantee anyone access to the White House, just because they write.  Evidence: I write.  I have never been invited to a press conference.

They are - and you are not - part of the press, by the standard the
1st Amendment means when it specifically mentions "press".  The ban
from the White House is a form of prosecution, and it was demonstrably
because of what they wrote.