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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
Back when I was on the local School Board I got upset when folks told lies about me. I talked to my Lawyer about suing for libel.
He said that basically the courts will not touch libel against an elected official, so I guess that makes it open season on any political figure. Anybody can say about anything about them without fear of legal consequences.
As an elected official I found that troubling.
I still do.
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Just a case of not letting the truth get in the way of a good story.
How do they know that it wasnt true?
Over here, truth is not a defense in libel, you have to prove that it was in the public interest to do the disclosing.
Holding any public office can be a PITA, there are always too many social climbers trying to use it in their quest for power.
Anything involving some ones children will be nasty as every ones child is an angel in the parents eyes. Its always the systems fault & when you are part of that system, watch out !!
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