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237 sats \ 7 comments \ @Undisciplined 28 Jan Politics_And_Law

Is Trump the Free Speech hero American asked for? Norman Singleton breaks down Trump's position in his new article.

"Donald Trump wasted no time implementing his agenda by issuing a series of executive orders just hours after being sworn in as the 47th president. The orders covered subjects ranging from immigration, to energy production, to a freeze on both new federal regulations and hiring federal employees. One order that has not gotten nearly as much attention as it deserves is the one Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship. This order states that it is federal policy to “ensure that no Federal Government officer, employee, or agent engages in or facilitates any conduct that would unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen.” It also requires the government to “ensure that no taxpayer resources” are used to “violate the First Amendment rights of American citizens.”

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29 sats \ 3 replies \ @Coinsreporter 28 Jan

I think Trump is just rushing right now to show how worse the Biden policies were on free speech.

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined OP 28 Jan

He knows how historically unpopular Biden was and he more or less understands why. It's a political no-brainer for someone trying to be popular.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 28 Jan

He's just cashing in 'MONEY IN THE BANK CINTRACT' he recieved by winning the elections.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 28 Jan

That could be, but it looks fairly well planned out. Perhaps, he has been working on this for four years, while Bi-Den was destroying everything.

38 sats \ 2 replies \ @Rothbardian_fanatic 28 Jan

The explicit prohibition on federal officials violating the First Amendment may seem redundant since federal employees already take an oath to uphold the Constitution; thus they swore to not to violate American citizens’ constitutionally protected rights. However, Biden administration officials, including the big guy, routinely violated the free speech rights of American citizens. As federal Judge Terry A. Doughty wrote in a July 4, 2023 preliminary injunction forbidding government officials from having any contact with social media companies, “the present case arguably involves the most massive attack against free speech in United States history.”

I think it would have been better to let it go through the courts and make sure it gets slammed down permanently with precedent, not just EOs. It just seems to me that the state has a vested interest in censorship and putting their boots on the neck of the populace by shutting down their voices. Then they can say, “Our way or the highway!” They would have no dissenting voices that anyone can hear, just like COVID19 and the vaxx.