Column: State’s bogus ‘misinformation’ law goes down in flames – Champaign News-Gazette

Jim Dey: "The law criminalized by fines the speech of anti-abortion advocates while specifically sparing those who support abortion rights. The law passed last summer with great fanfare. Raoul, Gov. JB Pritzker and legislators all took bows for their bold stance against alleged misinformation. Unfortunately for them, the law represented a direct assault on free-speech rights protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution."
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Ex Illini
2 years ago

Pritzker and Kwame would trample all over the Constitution if allowed. Pritzker is a vile, bloviating bag of bad wind that believes he is the chosen one, and will do whatever he wants whenever he wants unless the courts stop him. Pritzker is flat out dangerous. Kwame is simply not very bright.

Frank Miller
2 years ago

18 U.S. Code § 241 – Conspiracy against rights If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same; or If two or more persons go in disguise on the highway, or on the premises of another, with intent to prevent or hinder his free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege so secured, They… Read more »

Admin
2 years ago
Reply to  Frank Miller

Bingo, Frank! That statute, of course, is entirely ignored by our politicized Justice Department. They should be cranking out prosecutions wholesale on this on many matters, particularly the collusion between tech platforms and the government to suppress and censor news.

Frank Miller
2 years ago
Reply to  Mark Glennon

42 U.S. Code § 1983 – Civil action for deprivation of rights
In addition to criminal prosecution, the individual citizen can also bring a civil suit based on the oath of office violation. The cause of action is breach of contract. FOIA the public official’s oath of office, which includes their signature, then complete the contract by signing your name. “I accept your offer to protect my rights …”

Send the completed contract USPS return receipt requested. This is a federal suit and beyond the reach of the state.

Freddy
2 years ago
Reply to  Mark Glennon

Like the safety of the vaccines was suppressed? And anyone disputing the data was censored and labeled as misinformation and still is.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/were-told-vaccine-safe-happened-170000679.html

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