Dems' against free speech?

 Stephen Kruiser:

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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is Joe Biden's legacy on the court, and she is, politely put, a real piece of work. During her confirmation hearing, she infamously said that she could not define what a woman is because she's "not a biologist." At the end of last month, Justice Jackson said that guns with bump stocks could shoot 800 rounds per second, which my friend Stephen Green wrote about. 

The good judge seems to be forever in "Hold my beer" mode with herself and came up with a real humdinger yesterday, which Matt covered for us:

"So my biggest concern is that your view has the First Amendment hamstringing the government in significant ways in the most important time periods," she told Louisiana Solicitor General Benjamin Aguiñaga. "I mean, what would — what would you have the government do? I've heard you say a couple of times that the government can post its own speech, but in my hypothetical, you know, 'Kids, this is not safe, don't do it,' is not going to get it done."

There's more, but the gist of it is that Justice Jackson is upset that the pesky First Amendment is getting in the way of the government censoring things willy-nilly. 

This all gets back to the Democrats' disinformation fairy tale. They would prefer to be able to label any truths that interfere with their false narratives as disinformation and to lean on social media platforms to censor conservatives. Traditional media is already doing their bidding, so they don't need any help there. Dems are also nervous about not having Twitter/X in their pockets anymore. 

Relevant: MSNBC Legal Lunatic Frets Over America's 'Deep Commitment to Free Speech'

Casual disregard for the Constitution is pervasive in the Democratic Party. However, it's one thing to hear a random congressperson complaining about the First Amendment and another entirely to hear a member of the Supreme Court disparage the fact that the Bill of Rights does exactly what it's intended to do. That's some real "Twilight Zone" stuff there. 

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The answer to speech you disagree with is more speech.  The Louisiana Solicitor General gets it exactly right.  That is what free speech is supposed to be about.  "Shut up" is not a proper response to speech you disagree with.

See also:

‘As Scary As It Gets’: Jim Jordan Rips Ketanji Brown Jackson For Comments On Biden Admin Censorship Case

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“My biggest concern is that your view has the First Amendment hamstringing the government in significant ways in the most important time periods,” Jackson said.

“That’s what it is supposed to do, for goodness sakes,” Jordan told “America Reports” co-host John Roberts. “It was literally the craziest things. You can have a justice on the United States Supreme Court say that in the oral argument. It made no sense to me. That is frightening because if she really believes that, that is scary where we are heading.”
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