Friday, January 03, 2020

BILLINGSLEY: Californians May Wonder If The Constitution Applies To Them In 2020 | The Daily Caller

BILLINGSLEY: Californians May Wonder If The Constitution Applies To Them In 2020 | The Daily Caller:

Image result for flickr commons images u.s. constitutionAs of Jan. 1, 2020, California is part of the United States of America, at least in the official sense. Even so, Californians have good cause to wonder about their rights under the U.S. Constitution, starting with the First Amendment.
Assembly Bill 730, by Palo Alto Democrat Marc Berman, prohibits the dissemination “with actual malice,” any materially deceptive audio or visual material within 60 days of an election. Defenders of the bill see it as a defense against “deep fakes,” such as the video, posted last May, that appeared to show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a drunken condition.

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