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A Right to Lie? - Presidents, Other Liars, and the First Amendment (Hardcover)
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In A Right to Lie?, legal scholar Catherine J. Ross addresses the
urgent issue of whether the nation's highest officers, including
the president, have a right to lie under the Speech Clause, no
matter what damage their falsehoods cause. Does freedom of
expression protect even factual falsehoods? If so, are lies by
candidates and public officials protected? And is there a
constitutional path, without violating the First Amendment, to stop
a president whose persistent lies endanger our lives and our
democracy? Perhaps counter-intuitively, the general answer to each
question is "yes." Drawing from dramatic court cases about
defamers, proponents of birtherism, braggarts, and office holders,
Ross reveals the almost insurmountable constitutional and practical
obstacles to legal efforts to rein in public deception. She
explains the rules that govern the treatment of lies, while also
demonstrating the incalculable damage presidential mendacity may
lead to, as revealed in President Trump's lies about the COVID-19
pandemic and the legitimacy of the 2020 election. Falsehoods have
been at issue in every presidential impeachment proceeding from
Nixon to Trump. But, until now, no one has analyzed why public lies
might be impeachable offenses, and whether the First Amendment
would provide a defense. Noting that speech by public employees
does not receive the same First Amendment protection as the speech
of ordinary citizens, Ross proposes the constitutionally viable
solution of treating presidents as public employees who work for
the people. Charged with oversight of the Executive, Congress
may-and should-put future presidents on notice that material lies
to the public on substantial matters will be deemed a "high crime
and misdemeanor" subject to censure and even impeachment. A Right
to Lie? explains how this approach could work if the political will
were in place.
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Imprint: |
University of PennsylvaniaPress
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2021 |
First published: |
2021 |
Authors: |
Catherine J Ross
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Paper over boards
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Pages: |
184 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8122-5325-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
0-8122-5325-6 |
Barcode: |
9780812253252 |
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