Press Release:
The New Civil Liberties Alliance, the Attorney General of Missouri, and the Attorney General of Louisiana, have filed a lawsuit that blows the lid off a sprawling federal censorship regime that will shock the conscience of Americans. The joint statement on discovery disputes in the lawsuit, State of Missouri ex rel. Schmitt, et al. v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al., reveals scores of federal officials across at least eleven federal agencies have secretly communicated with social-media platforms to censor and suppress private speech federal officials disfavor. This unlawful enterprise has been wildly successful.
Under the First Amendment, the federal government may not police private speech nor pick winners and losers in the marketplace of ideas. But that is precisely what the government has done—and is still doing—on a massive scale not previously divulged. Multiple agencies’ communications demonstrate that the federal government has exerted tremendous pressure on social-media companies—pressure to which companies have repeatedly bowed.
Discovery has unveiled an army of federal censorship bureaucrats, including officials arrayed at the White House, HHS, DHS, CISA, the CDC, NIAID, the Office of the Surgeon General, the Census Bureau, the FDA, the FBI, the State Department, the Treasury Department, and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. Communications show these federal officials are fully aware that the pressure they exert is an effective and necessary way to induce social-media platforms to increase censorship. The head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency even griped about the need to overcome social-media companies’ “hesitation” to work with the government.
These actions have precipitated an unprecedented rise in censorship and suppression of free speech—including core political speech—on social-media platforms. Many viewpoints and speakers have been unlawfully and unconstitutionally silenced or suppressed in the modern public square. This unlawful government interference violates the fundamental right of free speech for all Americans, whether or not they are on social media. More discovery is needed to uncover the full extent of this regime—i.e., the identities of other White House and agency officials involved and the nature and content of their communications with social-media companies.
The government has been uncooperative and has resisted complying with the discovery order every step of the way—especially with regard to Anthony Fauci’s communications. Defendants claim, for example, that White House communications are privileged, even though such privilege does not apply to external communications. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana should overrule the government defendants’ objections and order them to supply this highly relevant, responsive, and probative information immediately.
NCLA released the following statements:
“If there was ever any doubt the federal government was behind censorship of Americans who dared to dissent from official Covid messaging, that doubt has been erased. The shocking extent of the government’s involvement in silencing Americans, through coercing social-media companies, has now been revealed. These bureaucrats continue to resist efforts to expose the degree of their unconstitutional actions every step of the way.”
— Jenin Younes, Litigation Counsel, NCLA
“The incredible extent of government interference with the speech rights of Americans must be seen to be believed. Yet, even with all that this case has revealed, the government defendants are still resisting their obligation to disclose the names of all the public servants who were involved in this unlawful scheme.”
— John J. Vecchione, Senior Litigation Counsel, NCLA
For more information visit the case page here.
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I gues the Federal
I guess the federal government has the right to form "Militias" amongst the many burearcracys yet demonize Militias formed in the private sector.....It fully appears that the IRS is being
manned and armed by the Gov....... Truely a left wing militia........
This is the true "Deep State" at work… Thousands of faceless bureaucrats, working in lock-step to keep their bosses in power and we, the people, under their control. And, although it is important to defeat their chiefs, it is even more critical that we get rid of them as well. In the past, the heads of state have changed after an election, but these slimy creatures always remained, undermining conservative leadership and supporting the leftist tyrants. They are a cancer in the body politic and we have to excise them before they completely kill all of our freedoms and destroy the American way of life.
Yes.
The corruption runs so deep I fear given a win in Nov will be unable to stop it
Time for another Boston Tea Party!!! Biden proved he wants to party last night with MAGA I say let's go.
Wow....Impressive! We really are dealing with the likes of soviet union and communists take over of our communications. What's next ?
Only one way to end this.
Yes, everything else we've tried doesn't work... Its time to wake up and see that this is NOT a two party system but, a one party system.. The deception has been thorough and what we have now is no less than full blown socialism... Its time to do something about it in accordance with the Declaration of Independence........