“The Censorship You Love Will Always Become The Censorship You Hate.”
Jason Cousineau and Eric Fisk | January 12th, 2021
Jason Cousineau and Eric Fisk discuss how "The State of The Union" has reached this all-time low as of this recording and how quickly things devolved further since last week's episode.
We start with the debate about censorship and its mere definition; what are the short term gains and long term losses of banning public figures from social media platforms and removing social media platforms altogether? What really happens when you ban, deplatform, and vilify 'bad people with bad ideas?'
The ACLU makes a case against silencing dissenting voices on both sides of the political aisle. Also, an honest conversation about who is ultimately responsible for your actions.
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Show Notes and Links
New York Times: "The Deplatforming of President Trump He is running out of places to post," by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Jason Karaian, Michael J. de la Merced, Lauren Hirsch and Ephrat Livni Jan. 8, 2021
ABC7 Chicago: "Senator Dick Durbin plans to reintroduce domestic terrorism bill in wake of Capitol Hill attack," January 8, 2021
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin will reintroduce the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act in the wake of the Capitol Hill attack.
The bill passed the House last fall but did not make it past the senate when it was blocked by Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, but Sen. Durbin hopes the senate will reconsider the bill in light of Wednesday's attack.Sen. Durbin held a virtual news conference to discuss domestic terrorism and the need for new leadership at the Department of Justice. He is a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. For years, Sen. Durbin expressed concerns about the threat of right-wing extremism and crafted the bill with Congressman Brad Schneider.
CNN: "Congress briefed on new threats facing lawmakers and Capitol, Lamb says," By Zachary Cohen, Lauren Fox and Priscilla Alvarez.
Washington (CNN)Members of Congress were briefed late Monday on a series of new threats against lawmakers and the US Capitol ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, Rep. Conor Lamb said on CNN Tuesday.
The briefing follows an FBI bulletin warning of "armed protests" being planned at all 50 state capitols and in Washington, DC, and provides the latest sense of a heightened state of alarm among lawmakers and law enforcement officials following last week's deadly siege at the US Capitol.
"Yes, what our briefing confirmed is that this is not simply an ongoing criminal investigation, which it is. We're in the midst of an ongoing series of crimes and ongoing threat to the United States capitol, to our institutions, to communities all around the United States," Lamb, a Pennsylvania Democrat, told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on "New Day" when asked about the briefing from law enforcement.
Twitter: Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump By Twitter Inc. Friday, 8 January 2021
ACLU: "We Can Uphold Free Speech and Hold President Trump Accountable," Anthony D. Romero | January 11th, 2021
Newsweek: ACLU Counsel Warns of 'Unchecked Power' of Twitter, Facebook After Trump Suspension," by Natalie Colarossi | January 9th, 2021
Alegislative counsel member of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) warned Friday that the suspension of President Donald Trump's social media accounts wielded "unchecked power," by Twitter and Facebook.
Kate Ruane, a senior legislative counsel at the ACLU said in a statement that the decision to suspend Trump from social media could set a precedent for big tech companies to silence less privileged voices.
"For months, President Trump has been using social media platforms to seed doubt about the results of the election and to undermine the will of voters. We understand the desire to permanently suspend him now, but it should concern everyone when companies like Facebook and Twitter wield the unchecked power to remove people from platforms that have become indispensable for the speech of billions – especially when political realities make those decisions easier," the statement read.
