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Tag Archives: Free Speech

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John Klar: Vermont governor’s COVID order bans hate speech to achieve cultural equity

If Gov. Scott and BLM wish to introduce a new amendment to the United States Constitution to override the Supreme Court’s rulings, that is the legal path to change the Bill of Rights, not sneaky COVID orders that aggressively trundle well-established liberties.

March 29, 2021 in Commentary.
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Social media doesn’t allow posts that break COVID-19 narratives, even though health organizations keep backtracking previous findings

Social media companies have policed coronavirus-related content based on information from top health organizations, even as those organizations have contradicted themselves.

March 26, 2021 in U.S..
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In pivotal ruling, U.S. Supreme Court removes barrier to protecting First Amendment

The case is a significant win for the First Amendment and protection of religious speech on the campus of a public college. It portends more thoughtful administration of speech policies on campuses.

March 9, 2021 in Commentary.
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NEK-TV host says banning by governor’s office has a ‘chilling effect’ for journalists

NEK-TV host Steve Merrill says his being banned from the governor’s biweekly press briefings will have a “chilling effect” on media in Vermont.

February 9, 2021 in TNR News.
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Roper: Steve Merrill’s question sadly needs an answer

Though the quip about Elizabeth Warren’s cheekbones may have been a little gratuitous given the setting, Merrill’s question is more than valid. In fact, it is essential that it be answered.

February 9, 2021 in Commentary.
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Florida devising solutions for Big Tech censorship

Florida is proposing policy changes that would prevent Big Tech firms from censoring conservatives, including daily fines as well as civil suits related to deceptive and unfair trade practices.

February 4, 2021 in Videos.
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Biden recommended to appoint ‘reality czar’ to ‘tackle disinformation’

Experts have recommended that President Joe Biden appoint a “reality czar” to “tackle disinformation,” the New York Times reported Tuesday.

February 3, 2021 in U.S..
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How treason and thoughtcrime are easier than ever in Biden’s America

Biden is now in charge of the world’s largest law firm as well as armies of federal enforcement agents. Biden and his Democratic allies have the tools to assure a steady stream of denunciations and indictments in the coming years against Americans targeted for their political beliefs.

January 31, 2021 in U.S..
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Weiland Ross: If free expression of ideas is no longer tolerated, we have no choice but to be afraid

Perhaps the most potentially dangerous abuse came last week when a legislator requested the attorney general if it was possible to subpoena the bus company that drove 51 Vermonters to Washington to attend the pro-Trump rally on Jan. 6 to supply the names of those who went.

January 19, 2021 in Commentary.
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Op-Ed: FCC Section 230, a shield for censoring free speech

For the past four years, Section 230 transmuted from a harbor for free speech into a gift for big tech companies to circumvent the first amendment, and censor “free speech” for political gain.

January 18, 2021 in Commentary.
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Ocasio-Cortez says Congress must ‘rein in’ media environment

“We’re going to have to figure out how we rein in our media environment so that you can’t just spew disinformation and misinformation,” she said.

January 17, 2021 in U.S..
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Video: Dems, corporate giants launch massive political attack on American conservatives

Democrats and corporate giants have begun purging conservatives and Republicans from the digital public square. The following videos offer a look at the new left-wing agenda for America, which includes denying Americans and small businesses access to social media, internet communications, banking, payment processing and employment.

January 12, 2021 in Videos.

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