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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: The 1st Amendment Hamstrings the Government

Duh. That's the point.

The same person who didn’t know what a woman is now has no clue why the Bill of Rights was written. Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Biden appointee, fell into the social media strike-zone with a comment that revealed she had no idea what the 1st Amendment was for – to protect against the government.

She was commenting on the case Murthy v. Missouri, which was brought by states over the censorship of Hunter Biden’s laptop, Covid, and the efficacy of face masks.

My biggest concern is that your view has the First Amendment hamstringing the federal government in significant ways in the most important time periods,” she told the lawyer representing Louisiana, Missouri and private plaintiffs.

“And so I guess some might say that the government actually has a duty to take steps to protect the citizens of this country, and you seem to be suggesting that that duty cannot manifest itself in the government encouraging or even pressuring platforms to take down harmful information,” she continued.”

“So can you help me? Because I’m really – I’m really worried about that because you’ve got the First Amendment operating in an environment of threatening circumstances from the government’s perspective, and you’re saying that the government can’t interact with the source of those problems,” Jackson added.” Ketanji Brown Jackson (Fox)

Most X users stated that the point of the 1st amendment was to protect against the government in the first place. Ms. Jackson is woefully ignorant of the principles of our country.

Dear Ms. Jackson: The government’s duty to protect her citizens does not include censoring things with which they disagree. The steps taken by big tech and the government during Covid and the Hunter Laptop situation went far beyond what could have been called “protection” and fell flat into tyranny.

“The US Constitution is a contract between the People and their government; its purpose is to prevent the tyranny of a few over many. During the Biden Administration, the People have learned that tyranny is quite possible if individuals who swear to uphold the Constitution, don’t.” @bbear111670

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Faye Higbee

Faye Higbee is the columnist manager for Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. She has been writing at Conservative Firing Line since 2013 as well. She is also a published author.

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