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Old 09-02-2017, 18:51   #136
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Re: U.S President: Donald Trump

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Your statement is at odds with the press report I originally quoted:

"In one of his first acts as president, Donald Trump introduced a ban on funding for any international organization that, anywhere in its health care programs, provides or even discusses abortions with patients, other than in cases of rape, incest or life endangerment."
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/24/o...als-death.html
No it is not at odds, it is a ban on funding, not speech, it is not banning free speech, nothing of the sort, those organisations can freely discuss abortion but they will not get any funding from government sources, if they choose to counsel/advise on abortion.

---------- Post added at 18:39 ---------- Previous post was at 18:35 ----------

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Originally Posted by Stephen View Post
Didn't he also place an EO preventing the EPA from publicly speaking about projects or releasing info, which went against what Obama did.
You work or worked for ntl/Virgin Media, you had to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement as part of your terms of employment, what's the difference here ?

---------- Post added at 18:51 ---------- Previous post was at 18:39 ----------

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
I'd forgotten about that but you're absolutely correct. It's a bit totalitarian but in case anyone jumps in, I'm not equating Trump to Mussolini.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/u...-moves-in.html
Trump is not first President to issue gags.... I guess Obama was being totalitarian to ALL Americans it would seem....

Obama Firearm gag: http://www.truthandaction.org/obama-...elated-speech/

Obama Stimulus Gag: http://dailycaller.com/2017/01/24/fl...mulus-package/

But again, I guess because it's Trump, he must be extra bad he is issuing gag orders?
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