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Re: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reporter threatened with arrest by Sheriff - Ca Bob - 01-28-2021

Interesting question as to whether government funds were used to pay for some of this stunt. Then the same law that governed the peoples' right to read Trump's tweets could be in play. The press might be able to file a civil injunction enforcing their rights to observe and speak.


Re: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reporter threatened with arrest by Sheriff - sekker - 01-28-2021

Ca Bob wrote:
Interesting question as to whether government funds were used to pay for some of this stunt. Then the same law that governed the peoples' right to read Trump's tweets could be in play. The press might be able to file a civil injunction enforcing their rights to observe and speak.

Even the use of a mailing list provided by her Congressional Office would be enough.

At least, that was the standard before 2016.


Re: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reporter threatened with arrest by Sheriff - SteveG - 01-28-2021

As a side note here:
Running stories about this moron and her reflective district is a waste of time. She is nothing more than a sideshow.

It's Ted Cruz, Hawley, McConnell and the other scheming traitors we should be talking about.


Re: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reporter threatened with arrest by Sheriff - mrbigstuff - 01-28-2021

sekker wrote:
[quote=Ted King]
I'm with vision63 on this one. If this was what legally qualifies as a private event and the reporters were allowed into the private event by saying they would abide by the "terms of service" that they would be allowed to observe but not ask questions, then I think the people who put on the event were within their rights to tell the reporter to leave. And the police were not doing anything wrong in escorting the reporter out of the event.

I guess a lot depends on whether or not this was legally a private event.

I agree except - if this was a 'private' event, I want to see the bill for off-hour security paid to the citizens. Just because she is a member of the US House does NOT mean she has the 'right' to hold 'private' meetings and have those paid for by the public.
For those who may be unfamiliar with scheduling private (or public) events, there will almost always be a body to which you must submit an application, even if it's held at a Holiday Inn. These venues, even if privately owned, are still governed by local municipal regulations concerning crowd size. On that application you would list the proposed number of attendees. If that number exceeds X, you must hire a police officer. That PO will then be your "security" for the event and it will also cover the agreement with the venue. Now, doesn't mean that the PO will or should abrogate any constitutional rights, but it's been known to happen. Again, agree with above, if this was a "private" event, they can kick out anyone they wish.


Re: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reporter threatened with arrest by Sheriff - vision63 - 01-28-2021

Ombligo wrote:
[quote=vision63]
They need to be credentialed to go beyond police lines etc. Otherwise, anybody can call themselves a journalist and say, walk all over a murder scene for example.

I worked for 30 years as a journalist and never received credentials from any government agency (I received press passes, but those were issued based upon my newspaper's issued credential). Even then, it was up to the police whether we were allowed past the lines established for the general public. However, SCOTUS has determined that the press has the right to be where the general public is allowed. That is one reason campaign events became ticketed - the organizers can then claim it was not open to the general public and therefore control media access.

All I know of this situation is from the information given, but the police have likely opened themselves up to a lawsuit for violation of constitutional rights. That usually results in a hefty fine which is then donated to a civil rights group.
I'm actually talking about press passes. But apparently there are "other" things that serve that purpose that I'm not familiar with, so I used "credentials."


Re: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reporter threatened with arrest by Sheriff - sekker - 01-28-2021

mrbigstuff wrote:
[quote=sekker]
[quote=Ted King]
I'm with vision63 on this one. If this was what legally qualifies as a private event and the reporters were allowed into the private event by saying they would abide by the "terms of service" that they would be allowed to observe but not ask questions, then I think the people who put on the event were within their rights to tell the reporter to leave. And the police were not doing anything wrong in escorting the reporter out of the event.

I guess a lot depends on whether or not this was legally a private event.

I agree except - if this was a 'private' event, I want to see the bill for off-hour security paid to the citizens. Just because she is a member of the US House does NOT mean she has the 'right' to hold 'private' meetings and have those paid for by the public.
For those who may be unfamiliar with scheduling private (or public) events, there will almost always be a body to which you must submit an application, even if it's held at a Holiday Inn. These venues, even if privately owned, are still governed by local municipal regulations concerning crowd size. On that application you would list the proposed number of attendees. If that number exceeds X, you must hire a police officer. That PO will then be your "security" for the event and it will also cover the agreement with the venue. Now, doesn't mean that the PO will or should abrogate any constitutional rights, but it's been known to happen. Again, agree with above, if this was a "private" event, they can kick out anyone they wish.
All true. But who pays for that security is everything. If this event is under the umbrella of her public service, there are specific rules for who can attend, who can report etc. Our City Council has rules that two of them cannot meet - for ANY reason - without documentation (i.e. usually means press present). If the topic requires confidentiality, it is a private/closed session but still has documentation.


Re: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reporter threatened with arrest by Sheriff - deckeda - 01-28-2021

The press was invited.
The press showed up.
The press was THEN informed they could not ask questions. That’s why I suggested the press should have left. Unfortunately it’s not how they are trained. And mostly, the press still refuses any introspection on their role. Being impartial does not guarantee an impartial outcome.

They aren’t there to be Taylor’s free PR firm, however I understand the eternal temptation to report The Shocking News of what was said. I will argue all that does is normalize horrible behavior.

This is the circumstance Taylor wants: to invite a muzzled press. And that’s basically what she got.


Re: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reporter threatened with arrest by Sheriff - Michael - 01-28-2021

She's my representative and a complete moron. She's a carpetbagger; moving to Rome when our last representative (Tom Graves--dumb as a stump but not dangerous) announced he wasn't going to run again. The Repubs in the state supported her; she ran against a physician, John Cowan, in the primary who didn't seem nearly as bad. As the campaign progressed she was demonstrably more crazy and the Repub power structure backed off but didn't reject her. I'm betting they're sorry now. I hope the Repub's primary her out in 2022 like they did to that idiot racist, Steve King, up in Iowa this last year.


Re: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reporter threatened with arrest by Sheriff - deckeda - 01-28-2021

The Republican Party shows scant evidence of being sorry about Taylor. She was awarded a leadership role for education of all things this week. Her perfunctory leader (McCarthy) is at Mar-a-lago strategizing with the leader of the Party for how to overtake the House in ‘22.

No, they ain’t sorry at ALL.


Re: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reporter threatened with arrest by Sheriff - deckeda - 01-28-2021

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