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Old 12-15-2015, 09:04 PM   #379
Slava
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Originally Posted by GGG View Post
Because elected officials should be given leeway it what they say and shouldn't temper their remarks in a campaign for fear of being sued.

If he had been found to have committed libel then maybe he should be responsible for the bill.
Isn't that a bit of a slippery slope? I mean here we are talking about Nenshi, so that is one candidate. If this was say Larry Heather who made some comments should the city pick up a tab for his defence as well? I think not, personally.
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