Category Archives: 1st Amendment

SCOTUS Looks At Whether Law Against Encouraging Illegal Immigration Violates Free Speech

This should be interesting, and probably full of legal gobbledegook. Is encouraging someone to commit a federal crime free speech? US Supreme Court examines law against encouraging illegal immigration The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will consider whether a federal law that made it a crime for a person to encourage illegal immigration violates constitutional […]

GOP Approves Resolution To Probe Weaponization Of Government

This makes the people who weaponized the federal government to go after Republicans and average American citizens very unhappy House GOP approves resolution to create panel to probe ‘weaponization’ of federal government Republican lawmakers on Tuesday gave their approval to a new House subcommittee designed to probe the “weaponization” of the federal government, giving the panel […]

California General Assembly Passes Law To Punish Doctors For Free Speech

If governor Gavin Newsome signs this, how quick till they California government is sued for violating the California Constitution, to start with? (paywalled NY Times piece here) California Approves Bill to Punish Doctors Who Spread False Information Trying to strike a balance between free speech and public health, California’s Legislature on Monday approved a bill […]

Bummer: Disinformation Is A “Problem” Government Can’t Touch

The NY Times seems pretty upset that the Ministry of Truth was shot down in flames (you can read the piece at Yahoo, as well) Disinformation Has Become Another Untouchable Problem in Washington The memo that reached the top of the Department of Homeland Security in September could not have been clearer about its plan […]

Supreme Court Destroying Mythical Separation Of Church And State Or Something

There are just so, so, so many hot takes on abortion, they keep coming and coming, like Abortion returns to the states, but states can’t make gun decisions? This is the Trump Court. Abortion doesn’t appear in the Constitution; guns do. While the 1st Amendment was meant to apply to the federal congress, meaning that […]

Pelosi Wants To Use Buffalo Shooting To Reign In Free Speech

Of course the Democrats are calling for new gun control Pelosi says Senate remains hurdle in passing gun bill after Buffalo shooting Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Sunday said the Senate remains a hurdle in passing gun legislation after a gunman opened fire in New York one day earlier, killing 10 people and injuring three […]

Time: You Know, Free Speech Is Mostly For White Males

Especially the Elites. Oh, and a really great hot take .@CharlotteAlter: “Freedom of speech” has become a paramount concern of the techno-moral universe. But “free speech” in the 21st century means something very different than it did in the 18th, when the Founders enshrined it in the Constitution https://t.co/UKjEfuWiJg — TIME (@TIME) April 29, 2022 […]

LGB Sets Up Disinformation Governance Board

It was set up in secret. For all those liberals cheering this, just remember, this could be used against you, Comrade. Cat's out of the bag: here's what I've been up to the past two months, and why I've been a bit quiet on here. Honored to be serving in the Biden Administration @DHSgov and […]

NY Times Is Suddenly Very Concerned Over Loss Of Free Speech

I wonder what prompted this editorial. Did someone try and cancel one of the editorial board members or someone they know? America Has a Free Speech Problem For all the tolerance and enlightenment that modern society claims, Americans are losing hold of a fundamental right as citizens of a free country: the right to speak […]

Capitol Police Declare “State Of Emergency” Over Protest By Truckers

Interestingly, this never occurred during all the George Floyd and other BLM/Antifa protests, which led to arson, violence, and looting. But, some truckers just driving around and wanting to meet with their Representatives, invoking their Rights of Free Speech, petition for redress of grievance, and protesting peaceably, drives Democrats crazy, because these truckers are protesting […]

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