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lordy, I must have missed when this happened - federal judge rules elected official’s constitutional rights were violated when she was arrested for

Posted by i.b.! (aka starrynut) Jan 18 '24, 09:59

criticizing the county sheriff in a public meeting in ohio.

see also dictator poop. (www.threads.net)

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Did not read, but wouldn't being arrested for voicing an opinion be a violation of free speech? -- nm - sycor Jan 18, 10:26 4
- Doesn't matter if the goal is to intimidate someone - Roger More Jan 18, 10:45
- maybe something specific to being an elected official here - surprise, she’s a republican. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jan 18, 10:33 2
  - this has more - there was ongoing contentiousness, they tried to find a way to stop her. my original link needed more details, obviously. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jan 18, 10:37 1
    - Still not a lot of information, but sounds like the Sherriff was wrong. Yeah she was probably being a bitch, but still, the arrest sounds wrong. - sycor Jan 18, 10:48
one commenter nails it: "a precursor of a Republican run nation." -- nm - Jovian Jan 18, 10:10 4
- I feel bad that I didn’t look for details before posting - we obviously would expect things like this from Rs more than Ds, but it’s not ok for anyone - i.b.! Jan 18, 10:45
- Stuff like this has happened since the founding of the republic. It’s nothing new. -- nm - spamlet Jan 18, 10:40 1
  - My take: stuff like this is what the founding of the republic was meant to put an end to. But there have always been people trying to limit free - Roger More Jan 18, 11:15
- *waggles the tip jar* -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 18, 10:22

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