Sorry now you are mixing so many thingds that are unrelated.
Shooting and missing is attempted murder/attempted assault so there is no such thing as no harm no foul in criminal law so that analogy is really bad.
You completely missed the point. The intent of the shooter was to kill. They failed. The only reason they can be charged with attempted murder is because society said 'attempting to murder someone is a crime.'
Just as I'm saying attempting to deceive someone, even if unsuccessful, should also be a crime.
Whereas you seem to suggest: "no harm, no foul."
Opinions are always intentional lying to some degree so you are going to ban opinions or regulate opinions
I can't make it any clearer. Never mind opinions, except when opinions are purported to be facts.
you think I am an asshole....is that an actual fact or your opinion..then you are really lying since you know it is possibly not a real fact.
Whether or not someone is an asshole is obviously an opinion.?
Defamation laws are completely different than making a claim on late night commentary. You are making too much of a stretch. But Dominion is suing because of what was said and FOX is paying the price so actually defamation laws proves you cannot spout whatever you want at night and get away with it.
Like I said, and like they seemed to understand back in 1949. Defamation claims are insufficient.
Society does recognize when claims are insufficient. And in that case, they strengthen them, like the RICO act.
The lies told regarding the election could have swayed the election, as I've already stated a few times. Defamation claims could have provided no remedy to that.
So current laws already address a lot of this.
No. Just as they saw fit to enact the 1949 regulations due to defamation laws being inadequate; the same exists now.
As I've already illustrated; the current laws act to slowly to prevent damage from disinformation.
Take the good with the bad...that is why freedoms are protected to an extent so that some ass hat in the government does not get to decide what we are allowed to think but the law lets you have recourse if you decide to lie openly
What is allowed speech and not allowed has morphed over the years. We the people decide. We the people have never said, "no one gets to decide." If we the people decide that speech that incites a riot is illegal, then so be it. If we the people decide that lies are illegal, then so be it. It's "we the people," not, "the government."
regulation of internet is a good start but you are suggesting thought police and that NEVER works...
Nowhere did I say "thought." I'm speaking to actual speech.