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What should elected representatives do? You as a citizen have the right to not consume Alex Jones content. Apple has a right to ban it. The government does not have the right to be involved at all unless we are to simply ignore the first amendment.

I definitely don’t want my elected representatives involved in idea curation. That’s far more terrifying. Go be a journalist in Turkey to see what is truly terrifying when elected representatives get involved.



> unless we are to simply ignore the first amendment

An amendment that very few other rich, developed countries have, and yet Americans appear to cling on to like it's the only thing stopping the damn wheels coming off.

Isn't 1A why y'all have Citizens United?


Maybe it is the only thing keeping the wheels on.

Principles are timeless.

Like the Golden rule.




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