A federal judge’s momentous Fourth of July order barring the federal government from colluding with Big Tech to suppress speech triggered an object lesson in how one person’s free expression is another person’s misinformation.
Conservatives hailed the temporary injunction granted by U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty as a victory for the First Amendment and a blow against state-directed censorship. Critics warned the ruling could chill government interactions with tech firms and spur the spread of false narratives.
Applauding the holiday ruling in Missouri v. Biden were Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, who brought the legal challenge filed in May 2022 in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
“This injunction is a huge win in our court battle against the largest First Amendment violation in American history,” Mr. Bailey said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Justice Department said Wednesday it would appeal the decision by Judge Doughty, who ordered the White House and multiple federal agencies, including the FBI, the Justice Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to cease working with platforms to suppress content pending the outcome of the First Amendment lawsuit.
The judge, a Trump appointee, didn’t pull his punches, saying if the allegations made by the attorneys general of Louisiana and Missouri are true, “the present case arguably involves the most massive attack against free speech in United States’ history.”
Examples of alleged censorship cited in the order include opposition views on the pandemic shutdowns and mask orders; the COVID-19 lab-leak theory; vaccine mandates; 2020 election integrity; President Biden’s policies, and the validity of reports about Hunter Biden’s laptop.
“It is quite telling that each example or category of suppressed speech was conservative in nature,” said Judge Doughty in the 155-page order. “This targeted suppression of conservative ideas is a perfect example of viewpoint discrimination of political speech. American citizens have the right to engage in free debate about the significant issues affecting the country.”
He said the evidence presented in the case “depicts an almost dystopian scenario,” particularly during the pandemic, when “the United States Government seems to have assumed a role similar to an Orwellian ‘Ministry of Truth.’”
The judge also found that the plaintiffs “are likely to succeed on the merits in establishing that the Government has used its power to silence the opposition.”
BOOM!
So how do the Dems reply?
By starting a lynch mob to go after the courts- one of the co-equal branches of government under the Constitution!
This is the essence of the Modern Democrat Party.
If they don't get away with the crazy illegal things they want to do, they try to undermine the system. They attack the Constitution.
Winning is our only option to stop them. If we don't win, they will stack the Supreme Court.
