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[–] Thisismyvoatusername ago 

This isn’t really about politics, though, regardless how the author of the piece couched it. It is a question of whether the First Amendment really should impose different standards for libel depending on the notoriety of the person claiming libel. To be honest, I’ve always felt the reasoning in Sullivan v. New York Times was a bit suspect. But it has been settled law so I learned it and have applied it in practice.