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TopicTrump is trying to appeal the decision that he can't block people on twitter.
Tmaster148
10/20/18 5:55:54 PM
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tldr; are we talking "he wants to block them on his account so he doesn't see them" (in which case why the fuck shouldn't he be able to?), or "he wants to block them from the platform altogether" (in which case, get fucked Trump)?


When you block someone on twitter they can't view your profile and can't respond to your tweet. This violates the first amendment, because it means he's preventing people from talking to him.


The first amendment doesn't oblige any specific person to hear what you have to say. It just means you cannot be punished for saying it.

I'll definitely agree that it's really immature and whiny, but thinking it's actually illegal or unconstitutional is ridiculous.


The first amendment means the government can't prevent you from speaking. Trump is president aka a government entity and he uses his twitter account as the president. This makes his twitter account a government entity.


What were they able to say before, that they cannot say afterwards?


The 1st amendment doesn't care about the content of the message. It only cares that someone is capable of speaking without being prevented by the government.
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