No political actor has been more influential in overturning election integrity efforts than Marc Elias. He led the crusade to overturn the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Commission, which banned “drop boxes” in the state.
Censorship and the Criminalization of Election Integrity Continue Reading
The legislative and executive branches will have unlimited power over The People if The People cannot bring cases against those branches because judges allow Standing Doctrine as an excuse to avoid hearing a case involving controversial subject matter.
Adoptive parents know, and everyone around them knows, that they are not “exactly the same” as biological parents. It’s not fair, but life has never promised fairness, so they deal with it. See where I’m going with this?
The Trans Community Can Learn from Adoptive Parents Continue Reading
The other side needs to kill free speech to take over. Below is Tedros, who talks about trust and how to get it back—by killing free speech, of course. See how he twists the free speech story.
The proposed hate speech laws are just several of a grab-bag of reforms that, if passed, will necessarily curtail free speech. While these laws may be well-intentioned, an (unintended?) effect will be to put free speech under siege Down Under.
Proposed Hate Speech Laws Abound in Australia Continue Reading
I was interviewed last week about a proposed amendment to our Constitution here in New York, “Proposal Number One” (aka “Prop One”). If we don’t stop it here, then it will come to your state sooner or later.
Prop One: A Trojan Horse of Epic Proportions Continue Reading
The Irish Government announced it is scrapping its plans to introduce significant updates to Ireland’s existing hate speech laws, as there is not enough support for the proposed legislation. It gained notoriety when it came under fire from Elon Musk.
This is the last part in a series looking at the plans of the United Nations (UN) and its agencies designing and implementing the agenda of the Summit of the Future in New York on 22-23 September 2024.
The bill outsources truth policing to social media platforms on the pain of having to pay up to 5% of their annual revenue if they fail to comply. The result is sure to be a massive chilling effect.
The Australian Government Reboots the Misinformation Bill Continue Reading
Today, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland tabled a new version of the bill which is intended to “carefully balance the public interest in combatting seriously harmful misinformation and disinformation with the freedom of expression that is so fundamental to our democracy.”
ACMA’s Role in Australia’s Censorship Campaign Continue Reading
“Twentieth-century Fourth Amendment law was really written for a world before computers,” stated Reilly Stephens, an attorney with the Liberty Justice Center. “…and there were these assumptions built into the law that were really based around resource constraints.”
The Australian Government is set to impose social media age limits, amid increasing concern over the effect of social media on youth mental health, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today. Legislation is to be introduced later this year.
Australian Government to Ban Social Media for Kids Continue Reading
