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Re: Judge Rules Trump Can’t Block People on Twitter

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Depends on how a judge rules. You could be required to find another venue or to admit women regardless. Either way, the fact that it is a private rule means it is not a public law. The government doesn't have to abide by laws you just made up for yourself on a whim. If I say "no shoes allowed on my private property" the police aren't forced to comply with that, so why would a government official at an event be requir…

The government official isn't the police, but even more so, I'm not talking about the government official, but the random public who attends. I can say they aren't allowed on my property at which point it is a crime for them to be there.

If you're the gatekeeper for who can enter and leave, it wouldn't make sense to call it a public event.

Re: Judge Rules Trump Can’t Block People on Twitter

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I m not missing that part, because it hasn't happened yet. Imaginary injuries don't have evidentiary value, regardless of their potential possibility; thus it would be improper for a court to pronounce upon them - that's what legislators are for. You're overlooking the fact that requiring Twitter to retroactively alter its own terms of service once it provided services to the government would be a violation of the ta…

>I m not missing that part, because it hasn't happened yet. I'm glad I don't live in a world where people refuse to prepare for court cases until the actual injury has happened. Many legal groups have built plans and arguments for potential injuries, either to test if their clients can do some behavior, or to have a proactive case against the government if the government takes some action. For example, many times whe…

If you had read to the end of my post, you'd have seen the part where I addressed your objection.
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