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[-] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 70 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's gonna be funny when this gets to the Supreme Court

Either they undermine their own sacred texts and they say the government gets to define what is or isn't free speech, or they go against the opinion of the overwhelming majority of the political class of this country

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 63 points 1 year ago

I think they'll go for the first option, and this will open Pandora's box on all sorts of government censorship which will clog up the Supreme Court's docket. Then they'll go through, case by case, and determine what free speech protections apply to every single grievance brought before them.

Banning queer literature will be allowed by the first amendment, banning racist posters on Facebook will be illegal, etc

[-] Maoo@hexbear.net 40 points 1 year ago

The habit of this court is to rule in favor of whatever they want while trying to claim it's a limited decision (and even saying to not use the decision as precedent!).

I think that's the most likely outcome. They'll say it's a special case because of some technicality and go forward with it.

Or hell they might just do the usual, "national security trumps all" piece of misdirection I dunno.

[-] Wolfman86@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago

Very predictable. At this point it appears “free speech” is just a nice term for racism.

[-] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

I don’t think this will go over as nonchalantly as that. This is a genuine constitutional crisis that will probably radicalize a mass of people. Obviously we don’t really care about the constitution here, but most Americans have the idea that the freedom of speech is something you have here. Add onto that their favorite app treat is getting banned and this seems like a pretty big deal.

[-] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 23 points 1 year ago

I'm not so sure...the anti-China propaganda brainworms have a solid grip on so many people.

[-] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

Right, which is why it’s important to frame this as an attack on free speech, which it is.

[-] ElChapoDeChapo@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago

Not the young people who love tictok

[-] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My expectation as well

[-] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

i love how every time this happens i get to yell at people that the supreme court is illegitimate and a complete political

there are still fools who think it is some kind of sacred institution that should be respected

[-] JohnBrownNote@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

american civil religion. not even once.

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago

the capitalists and chuds wipe their ass with the holy parchment just like we do

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