Posted on 03/10/2023 7:11:30 AM PST by bitt
As we previously reported, fireworks and a Democrat festival of fail were on full display Thursday during the House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on the weaponization of the federal government.
The hearing relates to the Twitter Files and all that has been revealed by their release so far about efforts at the federal government level to collude with Twitter’s old regime to suppress speech and in the process violate the First Amendment.
At one point during the hearing, there was a clash between committee chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and freshman Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y.), a “rules for thee but not for me” Democrat who demanded in so many words that Jordan prove his claim that government officials sought to squelch the free speech rights of American citizens who were engaging in what Goldman called “lawful speech.”
Goldman told Jordan that he had yet to supply any evidence that this happened, to which Jordan responded that he indeed had the receipts, some of which he dropped on Goldman during the hearing.
“We’re here talking about Twitter. Twitter,” Goldman whined. “And even with Twitter, you cannot find actual evidence of any direct government censorship of any lawful speech. And when I say lawful, I mean non-criminal speech because plenty of speech is non-criminal.”
Jordan countered him with the following remarks:
“I’d ask unanimous consent to enter into the record the following email from Clark Humphrey, Executive Office of the Presidency, White House office, Jan. 23, 2021, that’s the Biden administration, 4:39 a.m., ‘Hey, folks,’ … this goes to Twitter… ‘Hey, folks wanted to’ — they use the term Mr. Goldman just used — ‘wanted to flag the below tweet, and then wondering if we can get moving on the process for having it removed, ASAP.”
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Goldman looked like a fool, and then he wanted to see the actual text, to judge whether it was “legal”, and that was the scariest part. Because these leftwing scumbags keep doubling down that they have this superlegal right to tell you what speech is legal and allowed and what speech isn’t.
Turns out it was from Bobby Kennedy Jr suggesting that Hank Aaron died from the vaxxes.
Why can’t RfK make that statement?
It was an immediate rebuke of a liberal douchebag, and fun to watch.
They can get any one they want because the facts are killing them.
I’d add Tom Fitton...(Judicial Watch).
the ranking dem member is the Virgin Island delegate!!! how does that work for a non voting member of congress..
As my father used to say: "I am an equal opportunity bigot, I hate everybody"
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