Let me be clearer about the Grimes suit. I see it as a publicity device to accuse McConnell of being a vote suppressor.
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@rickhasen@AlexParkerDC I disagree to some extent: when you have anything that makes a mailer look official, that’s not free speech.
.@brianros1 @AlexParkerDC unlike the Montana situation the McConnell mailer had no official seal
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@rickhasen@brianros1@AlexParkerDC How's not a legal issue when the mailer suggests that you're in violation of election law?#UniteBlue -
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@authenticreel@rickhasen@brianros1 And I dunno about you, but if I get a notice about election violations, I'd read what's inside.
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@rickhasen@brianros1 Like those Dem "Vote or your neighbors will know you didn't!" Isn't that intimidation? -
@AlexParkerDC@rickhasen I’m not talking about intimidation. I’m talking about appearing like a gov’t notice of some sort deceptively. -
@AlexParkerDC@rickhasen you show me a Democratic mailer that does the same thing, and I’ll happily condemn it. -
@brianros1@rickhasen I'm not a law expert like Rick. But you said "anything." Anything at all that might be mistaken as official.
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@rickhasen@brianros1 You can normally come up w/a convincing retroactive case why a certain ad is illegal. Enforce all them?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@AlexParkerDC@rickhasen again, I don’t view it as a partisan thing. When commercial entities do the same thing, I feel the same way. -
@AlexParkerDC@rickhasen i.e. notices about student loans, energy bills, etc.
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@rickhasen@AlexParkerDC right, but how much does the average voter know to distinguish between an official seal & official looking? -
@rickhasen@AlexParkerDC to be clear, I feel the same thing about non-political mail/calls designed to look like they’re from gov’t agencies -
@rickhasen@AlexParkerDC I draw the line between acceptable, but despicable, & deceptive at attempting to look like it came from gov’t.
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