Civil liberties thread

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It gets better.

We are on a par with developing countries.

U.S. Press Freedom Plummets to All-Time Low

Press freedom in the United States has suffered an “alarming deterioration” under Donald Trump’s presidency, with a recent report suggesting things have hit an all-time low.

The U.S. was ranked 57th in Reporters Without Borders‘ (RSF) annual press freedom index, putting it on par with countries such as Gambia and Uruguay.

They're assaulting the 1A from all directions.

US to punish those who visit porn websites? Senators introduce new bill to 'protect American families'

Crap, what will I do when there's nothing good on TV? Who will protect we freedom lovers from "American families" and Mormons like Lee?

Millions of step sisters and MILF'S will be out of work and a bevy of senators will have to look at their wives again.

Hey, bet Nancy Mace is willing to fill the void.

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Weaponized government's deplorable 1A elimination campaign continues:

Trump Admin Goes After Liberal Org That Took on Fox News and Elon Musk

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The First Amendment fights back:

Ex-Prosecutor Says This Ruling Just Helped Americans 'Connect The Dots' On Trump
Andrew Weissmann predicted that similar decisions will be made in the courts "over and over again."

Ex-prosecutor Andrew Weissmann on Friday reacted to a federal judge striking down President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting law firm Jenner & Block because the order violated the First Amendment.

... U.S. District Judge John D. Bates — a George W. Bush appointee — wrote in his ruling that Trump’s order “makes no bones about why it chose its target,” adding that “it picked Jenner because of the causes Jenner champions, the clients Jenner represents, and a lawyer Jenner once employed.”

"a George W. Bush appointee"

Friday’s ruling marks the second time in a matter of weeks that a judge has foiled Trump’s attempts to retaliate against a major law firm whose work he’s not a fan of.

Several law firms have opted to kiss the president’s ring by striking deals with him in hopes of avoiding similar executive orders targeting them, leading a number of law associates as well as top partners to abandon ship as a result.

May the cowardly firms shrivel up in shame.

Weissmann — a legal pundit and a notable critic of the president — told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace that he loves Bates’ ruling while tying the decision to the administration’s battle with Harvard University.

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from barring the university’s enrollment of foreign students.

“And what is the main ground? First Amendment violation,” said Weissmann of the Harvard ruling.

“And so you’re going to see this over and over again.”

He stressed that it’s “very important” for Americans not to see the Trump administration’s retaliatory acts as “isolated” events.

“This is sort of remarkable,” he said. “The United States government repeatedly being found to have violated the First Amendment in really significant ways — attacking a major firm, a series of major law firms and Harvard University.”

MAGA despises our Constitution.


‘First step to being vindicated’: Judge blocks Trump Administration latest attack on Harvard

GO 1A, crush MAGA!

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Defense of the 1A leads to a foot-stomping MAGA tantrum:

MAGA Erupts Over ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent’s Viral Warnings About Trump

Poor babies.

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Defense of the 1A leads to a foot-stomping MAGA tantrum:

MAGA Erupts Over ‘60 Minutes’ Correspondent’s Viral Warnings About Trump

Poor babies.

Kayleigh McEnany Makes Chilling Demand For ‘60 Minutes’ Reporter Over Anti-Trump Speech
The Trump White House press secretary turned Fox News host railed over Scott Pelley’s now-viral address at Wake Forest University.

... Gutfeld then turned to footage of Pelley warning students in the now-viral speech that, in Trump’s America, the rule of law, journalism and freedom of speech are all under attack.

Afterward, Gutfeld pointed out: “He wasn’t arrested after that, you know. He wasn’t arrested, Kayleigh.”

McEnany, a Trump first-term White House press secretary, replied: “Yeah, well, look, he should have been.” ...

Pelley's point is proven and McEnany is still an idiot.