Free speech victory in New York State!
Last summer, New York’s dictator… I mean, governor, Kathy Hochul, signed multiple new laws ostensibly in response to a mass shooting in Buffalo, NY.
One of the bills related to “online hate” and required social media companies to report “hateful” content.
In December 2022, Rumble (the free speech video-sharing platform) sued New York — citing the law as unconstitutional
This week, Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. ruled on Rumble’s complaint and blocked the law, saying:
“Speech that demeans on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, disability, or any other similar ground is hateful; but the proudest boast of our free speech jurisprudence is that we protect the freedom to express ‘the thought that we hate.’”
Rumble CEO Chris Pavlovski promptly tweeted: “The founding fathers would be proud today.”
Until "COVID" I honestly knew nothing about our Constitution - thanks public school! I had no idea that our government can pass any ridiculous "law" they want, but if it's in direct contradiction to the constitution it's automatically null and void. Apparently, the majority of other Americans didn't know that either or all of the illegal COVID "mandates" would have been ignored and mocked from day one. So, it's our own fault if we don't keep the tyrants in check and call them out. Stop complying with unconstitutional orders.
There's something really weird about Hochul, aside from her rabid authoritarianism. She has wildly inappropriate affect—bugfuck nuts is another way to put it. I'd love to know what a skilled psychologist has to say about the way she presents.