In lieu of what, Ted?
Posted on 12/12/2018 2:14:40 PM PST by Red Badger
Rep. Ted Lieu (D., Calif.) said he would "love to be able to regulate the content of speech" during an interview Wednesday, noting he was prevented from doing that by the First Amendment.
Lieu got attention a day earlier when Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing, assailing conservative claims of the tech giant's bias against them by reading positive and negative stories about Republican Reps. Steve Scalise (La.) and Steve King (Iowa), the latter of whom has repeatedly courted controversy with racially charged remarks.
After CNN host Brianna Keilar praised Lieu for the "clever" stunt, she wondered if Democrats should have used more of their time to question the Google leader about how it and other tech companies can work to prevent the spread of conspiracy theories and other online trolling.
"It's a very good point you make," Lieu said. "I would love if I could have more than five minutes to question witnesses. Unfortunately, I don't get that opportunity. However, I would love to be able to regulate the content of speech. The First Amendment prevents me from doing so, and that's simply a function of the First Amendment, but I think over the long run, it's better the government does not regulate the content of speech."
He added he would urge private companies to regulate their platforms more themselves but repeated the government shouldn't play that role.
Lieu blasted the hearing as a waste of time perpetrated by Republicans and backed the right of corporations to free speech. He backs a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court decision Citizens United, however, which confirmed that right.
Lieu tweeted Tuesday he would like to regulate Fox News but said the fact that he couldn't was "a good thing in the long run."
I agree there are serious issues, but the speech issues are protected by the First Amendment. Would I like to regulate Fox News? Yes, but I can't because the First Amendment stops me. And that's ultimately a good thing in the long run.
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) December 11, 2018
Ping.
Tyrant.
Scratch the surface of a lib ...
Power Junkies and Control Freaks.
This punk should be investigated for connections to Red China..he could be an enemy agent!
But the left has no problem banning what they consider to be ‘hate speech‘, so long as they get to define hate speech, which is whatever they want it to be.
Which is why it is the FIRST Amendment.
Americans have the right to say what they want...particularly about some Congress persons from CA.
Want to end “hate speech” against muzzie murderers/FGM and also the LGBTWYZ GAYSTAPO people.
Know plenty of them.
Most are or were gov-co.
What? You mean you’re prohibited from infringing on it? No way dude.
The Second amendment protects the First amendment.
5.56mm
[ Lieu: ‘I Would Love to Be Able to Regulate the Content of Speech’ but First Amendment Stops Me ]
That darn Bill of Rights!
Inside every liberal is a statist tyrant screaming to get out.
Lieu is an excellent argument for cutting back on immigration.
Educated at Stanford and Georgetown. They must be really proud of this first generation American with a fascist’s reasoning.
How two faced! The liberal dems in the CA statehouse hasn’t let the Second Amendment stop them from regulating the hell out of it.
Keep in mind, folks, that this guy represents a California constituency and is, therefore, anti-American.
This is, unfortunately, a tautology.
My First Amendment rights will be protected by my Second Amendment rights, Teddie
So bring it on, bastard
Teddie has small penis envy
So he’s admitting that, unlike Trump, he’s literally Hitler. Or Stalin. Or Mao.
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