Justice Jackson probably made the worst case and exposed herself as someone who has little or no understanding of the principles of the First Amendment, but obviously subscribed to Obama’s definition of the Bill of Rights as a Bill of Negative Rights in that they told the government what it cannot do. She asked “if these people are giving false information, are suggesting that the government can do nothing about that?” (paraphrased) If you understand the ideology of these communists, there’s nothing the government can’t do and therefore the Bill of Rights negate the ability of government to do whatever it wants. Yes! Absolutely right.
Friday, March 22, 2024
Free Speech...For Sale or Rent
Oral arguments were given today on the First Amendment cases concerning the government influencing social media sites to ban and censor speech. I listened to the greater share of it, though I could not do so and remain unprovoked. I don’t know who was arguing the case on either side and didn’t particularly care, because the poor quality of arguments were remarked on even in the chat box next to the screen.
