Comments on: Free speech roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/10/free-speech-roundup-80/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:16:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Walter Olson https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/10/free-speech-roundup-80/comment-page-1/#comment-347087 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:16:05 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=66095#comment-347087 In reply to Another Guy named Dan.

That is surprising, Another Guy. No one I know of in free-market circles defends the public interest standard of review. When we condemn Trump for his wretched threats, we take for granted that the standard is a dangerous weapon that should not be entrusted to other vengeful presidents either.

I hope you will carry this message to the other, different circles in which you have encountered condemnations of Trump over these remarks.

]]> By: Another Guy named Dan https://www.overlawyered.com/2017/10/free-speech-roundup-80/comment-page-1/#comment-347086 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:07:21 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=66095#comment-347086 I find it interesting that in the dozens of condemnations of Trump for threatening broadcast licenses of those with whom he disagrees, not one has included a proposal to do away with the Public Interest clause that is used to carry out these threats.

It’s almost as though they believe that the club should exist, but Trump should not be the one allowed to swing it.

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