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by burtonator 2264 days ago
I forget what country it was... somewhere in northern Europe.

(looks like it might be Bangladesh (see below for link))

They passed legislation that allows a RIVER to have rights and lawyers can sue on its behalf.

We need similar legislation for reality. We have about 50% of the country that literally doesn't give a shit about lying.

The truth should have rights to sue.

Now I KNOW there is a fuzzy ground but there are also things that are clearly, provably false.

If a politician says he was in the United States, yet there are records, showing he was in Germany, and you can prove damages, you should be able to sue.

We already have limits to the 1st amendment. You can't libel or slander someone for example. The truth needs to be protected. Otherwise we're doomed.

https://www.npr.org/2019/08/03/740604142/should-rivers-have-...

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Honest question, what problem would this litigation solve? Can you provide an example where the Truth would litigate?