Follow-up to this post series
A judge's decision to stop the government's censoring of dissenting views has upset some main-stream media talking heads.
A lawsuit was placed a year ago by attorneys general in Missouri and Louisiana against the current U.S. administration for its collusion with social media to censor viewpoints.
The case in point concerned Covid vaccinations. The government wanted uniform compliance, but people had questions and concerns about the vaccine. Federal officials told social media to take down those worrisome posts, to allow only the government's view. So they did.
But . . aren't we protected by the First Amendment to our Constitution? Can't the people of the U.S. ask questions or express opinions? Of course we can, and that accounts for the judge's decision.
If you like it that the current government can tell media what to say, imagine what it will be like when an administration you don't approve of does the same thing in the future. You won't like that.
As the judge said, “The right to free speech is not a member of any political party and does not hold any political ideology."
from AEI
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