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In response to "I dunno - what's a lie and what's truth? If a candidate makes a promise and then can't deliver on that promise, is that actionable? -- nm" by Roger One

There's a difference between making a promise and openly lying about facts.

Posted by David (aka David) Dec 16 '16, 14:32

As an example, a candidate who lost the popular vote maintaining that they won the electoral college by one of the largest margins ever is an easy fact-check.

The point is to keep candidates from lying so much that it's impossible to hang any single lie on them. When the person is office, they're held to a standard when under oath. The same is true when a citizen testifies in court. Someone running for public office should have to take an oath. If you take but a moment to reflect on it, the fact that they don't is rather extraordinary.

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I get the issue, and how disappointing it is that the court of public opinion has been pretty lousy in holding Trump to account. - Roger One Dec 16, 16:48 2
- At some point, we have to be braver than to dismiss good ideas over cynicism. -- nm - David's iPad Dec 16, 17:06 1
  - One person's cynicism is another person's realism. Personally, I think the solutions are education (civics, economics, critical thinking) & electoral - Roger One Dec 16, 17:24

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There's a difference between making a promise and openly lying about facts.

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