Watch Jamie Raskin Explain The First Amendment To Republicans

Rep. Jamie Raskin took the steam out of the Home Republican listening to about Twitter by explaining the First Modification to them.

Video of Raskin:

it is unhappy that Raskin has to clarify the first Modification to Republicans like this pic.twitter.com/tNp0AURmhE

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 8, 2023

Raskin mentioned:

In America, non-public media corporations can resolve what to publish or how one can curate
content material nevertheless they need. If Twitter desires to don’t have anything however tweets commenting on New York Publish articles all day, they’ll do this. If makes such posts by no means see the sunshine of day, they’ll do this too. That’s what the First Modification means.

Twitter can ban Donald Trump for inciting violent insurrenction towards the union, as he was impeached by the Home of Representatives and as 57 of 100 senators discovered he did, and it could possibly additionally attempt to resurrect his profession. 

Elon Musk simply bought Twitter. He controls its editorial content material, and among the many first issues he did was hearth some folks, rent some folks, denounce some prior choices, and reinstate an unrepentant and nonetheless mendacity Donald Trump to the platform.

These choices, regardless of how heroic or imbecilic you suppose they could be are protected by the First Modification in the US of America.

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The whole Home Republican committee majority listening to about Twitter wasn’t about censorship of conservatives however Republicans abusing their energy to threaten media corporations and infringe on their First Modification rights.

Constitutional skilled Jamie Raskin needed to clarify to Republicans what the First Modification means.

That is the state of the Republican Get together and the people who find themselves purported to be conducting legislative oversight.