The fight for free speech continues as House Republicans rally behind a multistate lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s alleged collusion with social media giants to censor information and opinions. The House Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Government Weaponization filed an amicus brief late Monday night in the case of Missouri v. Biden, putting forward months of GOP-led accusations that federal officials manipulated views on COVID-19 and the 2020 election to fit their narrative.
Chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio who also leads the subcommittee, spoke exclusively to Fox News Digital, emphasizing the significance of their investigation. According to Jordan, the committee has unearthed documents that reveal how Big Tech and Big Government joined forces to stifle free speech online.
The “Facebook Files” have been a goldmine of internal company emails and court records related to Facebook that Republicans argue serve as crucial evidence of the Biden administration’s and Big Tech firms’ violations of the First Amendment.
The amicus brief, presented on Monday night, alleges that the Biden administration exerted “direct and coercive” pressure on social media companies to suppress certain viewpoints. One compelling example cited in the brief was the administration’s effort to quash discussions about the origins of COVID-19. When questioned about the censorship of the COVID lab leak theory, a Facebook executive confessed they were under pressure from the administration to comply.
House GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, a Republican from New York and also a part of the brief, voiced her support for Jordan’s investigation, stating, “This is un-American, unconstitutional, and a violation of our First Amendment rights.” She affirmed her commitment to protect Americans’ right to free speech and to challenge what she sees as the Biden administration’s unconstitutional manipulation of the federal government against political adversaries.
America First Legal, led by former Trump administration official Stephen Miller, is representing the House Republicans in the lawsuit. Miller expressed the gravity of the case, emphasizing that freedom and democracy itself are at stake.
The judge overseeing the case, Louisiana U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty, recently delivered a victory for the plaintiffs by issuing a preliminary injunction, which restricts key agencies and officials from communicating with Big Tech companies.
As the battle for free speech intensifies, the outcome of Missouri v. Biden may set a crucial precedent for protecting Americans’ First Amendment rights and ensuring transparency and accountability in the government’s interactions with powerful tech corporations.
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