Is Trump the Free Speech hero American asked for? Norman Singleton breaks down Trump's position in his new article.
"Donald Trump wasted no time implementing his agenda by issuing a series of executive orders just hours after being sworn in as the 47th president. The orders covered subjects ranging from immigration, to energy production, to a freeze on both new federal regulations and hiring federal employees. One order that has not gotten nearly as much attention as it deserves is the one Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship. This order states that it is federal policy to “ensure that no Federal Government officer, employee, or agent engages in or facilitates any conduct that would unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen.” It also requires the government to “ensure that no taxpayer resources” are used to “violate the First Amendment rights of American citizens.”
I think it would have been better to let it go through the courts and make sure it gets slammed down permanently with precedent, not just EOs. It just seems to me that the state has a vested interest in censorship and putting their boots on the neck of the populace by shutting down their voices. Then they can say, “Our way or the highway!” They would have no dissenting voices that anyone can hear, just like COVID19 and the vaxx.
It's possible to have both, isn't it?
The EO is the bandaid and the eventual Supreme Court cases are the real remedy.
Yes, both are possible, but only one is enduring.
I think Trump is just rushing right now to show how worse the Biden policies were on free speech.
He knows how historically unpopular Biden was and he more or less understands why. It's a political no-brainer for someone trying to be popular.
He's just cashing in 'MONEY IN THE BANK CINTRACT' he recieved by winning the elections.
That could be, but it looks fairly well planned out. Perhaps, he has been working on this for four years, while Bi-Den was destroying everything.