The Judge Wuz Wrong!

Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, fergawdsake, ruled that Trump had violated Jim Acosta’s constitutional rights by revoking his press pass. That’s wrong. Very wrong. Attending those press briefings is a PRIVILEGE, to be controlled by the president, or whoever he might appoint to do so. If I asked for a pass to that press conference, it would be refused because they might not define a blogger as a journalist. They have that right, and I recognize it. To issue press credentials presupposes the president’s right to REVOKE that pass, and does NOT rise to the level of a constitutional issue. Acosta’s pass was revoked for CAUSE. He disrupted the press conference, hogging the questioning time, which took the right (not a constitutional right) to ask their own questions away from the other reporters. Trump is rightly instituting new “decorum” requirements—something Acosta would have violated, had they been in effect the other day, and which will rule if he acts up, again. Trump has to let him in, but nothing can force him to recognize the EXISTENCE of Acosta, ever again. When Acosta begins to realize he will never, ever be allowed to ask a question again, maybe he will admit defeat. CNN needs to get rid of Acosta, who makes it all about himself, and send somebody else to represent them. (Legal Insurrection)