Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan on Thursday accused the Biden administration of censoring the “First Amendment speech,” citing new documents obtained by the House Judiciary Committee.
jordan as before tweeted Revelations from documents Facebook provided to the House Judiciary Committee revealing new details about pressure from the White House to censor so-called “misinformation.” A document released by Louisiana Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry in January showed the White House tweeting on Facebook that Fox News host Tucker was accused of saying Carlson’s coronavirus vaccine would not work.・Requested censorship of Mr. Carlson. (Related: FOX News Legal Analyst Says Biden Administration’s Censorship ‘Incriminating Evidence’ Is ‘Compelling’)
“They knew it was wrong. “This is a grave violation of the boundaries of free expression,” said one Facebook executive. That’s a fancy way of saying that this violates the First Amendment,” Jordan told his Fox News host Laura Ingraham. “But they were, and the White House was furious because they demanded that Jen Psaki stand on a podium like you played at the White House and make this happen because, Because the White House wanted it and they wanted to maintain a comfortable relationship with the president.” The Biden administration censored First Amendment speeches. “
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Jordan said one of the posts the Biden administration wanted censored was a meme that parodied a commercial for a law firm dealing with class action lawsuits.
“There was a great federal court decision in the Western District of Louisiana on July 4th. It was a great decision. We have to make sure it doesn’t, because there is this amazing thing in the greatest nation ever called the First Amendment,” Jordan said.
What did President Biden want removed?
meme.
Yes, even memes have not escaped President Biden’s censorship efforts. pic.twitter.com/6BhDxTHsUi
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) July 27, 2023
U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana on Tuesday issued an injunction barring Biden administration officials from multiple agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Health and Human Services, from interacting with social media. bottom. Businesses should promote “removal, removal, suppression, or reduction of content that includes protected free speech.”
“Senator Paul, Rand Paul and I have introduced a bill that if you are in government and you are doing what is happening there, you will be fired, you will not receive your pension and you will have civil liability. “You could lose any security permissions you have,” Jordan said. “We want substantial penalties for government officials involved in the professor’s conduct. [Jonathan] Turley called this censorship by proxy. “
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