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Gov't contacting social media sites and demanding speech be

Posted on: March 18, 2024 at 13:37:03 CT

MIZ45 MU

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restricted and/or censored = bad

Gov't banning social media site thus restricting/eliminating speech = good

Not sure why this makes sense, but apparently it does. 🤦‍♂️

Edited by MIZ45 at 13:38:20 on 03/18/24

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Jim Jordan just quoted Katanji in oral arguments before the - hokie VT - 3/18 13:15:17

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Iiuc, it's only a ban if tick-tock does not sell it to - hokie VT - 3/18 13:28:24

Okay, so you are in favor of govt censoring speech and if - ummmm MU - 3/18 13:33:54

but it doesn't... the 1st amendment does not preclude a - zounami MU - 3/18 13:46:59

Yes, it does. It prohibits any act of Congress to abridge - ummmm MU - 3/18 13:52:19

if that were true, there would be opposition to the bill on - zounami MU - 3/18 14:06:14

That's because politicians DGAF about the constitution. (nm) - ummmm MU - 3/18 15:26:07

lol(nm) - meatiger MU - 3/18 14:13:29

is there a point you're trying to make? (nm) - zounami MU - 3/18 14:17:25

Has constitutionality stopped Congress from passing bills - meatiger MU - 3/18 14:19:29

yes, in many cases (nm) - zounami MU - 3/18 14:25:22

how has the constitution stopped those instances?(nm) - CulturedDan MU

- 3/18 14:28:12

via the judicial branch (nm) - zounami MU - 3/18 14:30:17

Gov't contacting social media sites and demanding speech be - MIZ45 MU - 3/18 13:37:03

I just posted about this. It's unbelievable, a SC justice - zounami MU - 3/18 13:17:52

so the same as Jim Jordan et al - JG A - 3/18 13:43:18

...(and no respect for it, either) - zounami MU - 3/18 13:18:12

so like every trumplican - JG A - 3/18 13:43:57