Rand Paul just won big in the Kentucky Senate Race, but that is not the only reason he is in the spotlight as he recently put President Joe Biden on notice announcing that he will introduce legislation targeted at restricting the federal government from censoring speech through private companies.
Paul’s rant was in response to an article from The Intercept that revealed leaked documents about tech platforms working with federal agencies to suppress speech online.
Breitbart reported Rand Paul’s statement.
“You know, for all the talk of democracy, it seems to me that they’re undermining the very basic principles of our constitutional republic.
For all the talk of democracy, it seems Democrats are undermining the very basic principles of our constitutional republic. https://t.co/0KxzcG5FEB
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) November 3, 2022
“Freedom of speech was listed in the First Amendment because it was one of the most important rights that our founders thought should be protected. But having the government collude with big tech to censor speech is something that goes against every grain of everything that anyone has ever spoken about as far as freedom of speech.
“So, when we get back in session, I’m going to introduce legislation that will forbid the government from colluding with private companies to censor speech.
“Now, this is a tricky situation because many people believe that the First Amendment doesn’t allow us to regulate the speech of private companies.
“But without question, we can regulate the government. And we can prevent and forbid the government from colluding with private tech on speech. But I think we should also preclude them and prohibit them from gathering up our data.”
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Link To The Intercept Piece: https://t.co/PHMEGJVngE pic.twitter.com/mhUkmTDaDe
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) November 1, 2022
While Paul’s comments are simply that, his own. An 1,000 page report from Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee was recently released alleging misconduct in the FBI through politicization and misuse of their power.
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