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> Isn't the problem that the government is doing an end run around the 1st Amendment? "The Biden team" was not the government in October 2020. (For that matter
by john-radio 4y ago
> Isn't the problem that the government is doing an end run around the 1st Amendment?
"The Biden team" was not the government in October 2020. (For that matter there is a "Biden team" right now that has no governmental capacity, that is, his re-election team, which is probably engaged in these same kind of activities with many platforms.) I have to wonder if these communications aren't just pretty normal? It might be easier to evaluate how alarmed we should be if any detail were provided by Taibbi at all.
- bilvar 4y agoSo was it ok for the Nazis to beat people up before they were elected into power?
- andrew_ 4y agoThe discussion could do without this tangent.
- freejazz 4y agoThe prohibition on beating people up isn't limited to state actors. In fact, some might point out it's the opposite!
- bilvar 4y agoPeople keep conflating the 1st Amendment with the ideal of free speech. It doesn’t make it moral to suppress people’s speech because you’re legally not on the hook for it.
- scifibestfi 4y agoIf they are normal, that's even more concerning? "Both parties had access to these tools. For instance, in 2020, requests from both the Trump White House and the Biden campaign were received and honored."
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