Free Julian Assange

For John, BLUF:  We should not be using the long arm of Government Police Powers to intimidate folks who hold opposing views.  The ACLU and the Democratic Party used to know this.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Glenn Greenwald asks why Marjorie Taylor Greene is saying this and AOC, Bernie, and their ilk are not.

From Althouse, by Law Professor Ann Althouse, 18 June 2022.

Here is the Twitter Message set:

Glenn Greenwald
@ggreenwald
Leave aside whatever views you have of MTG.  Just put them in a corner for a second.  OK, have we done that?

Now: think about the indisputable fact that not AOC, Bernie or a single Squad member could or would say most of what is in this thread, let alone in this tone, and ask why:

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸
@RepMTG
If we really care about the 1st Amendment then we should care about Julian Assange.

Freedom of Press is the protection of the ability to expose the truth and publish it.

This should always be protected and this freedom should always be handled with the most respect.

There are two points here.  The first is that it should be an embarrassment to Liberals in the Democratic Paarty tht no one is speaking out for Mr Julian Assange.

The second point is that the First Amendment needs to be protecteed, and that includes the right of publications to be wrong.  Disinformation, Ms Nina Jankowitz not withstanding, is not outside the protection of the First Amendment.  Otherwise, we would have The New York Times taken down for using the term "Trump Big Lie" to describe the outcome of the 2020 Elections...Oh, wait, that is the other side view.  I believe that in the case of the November 2022 Elections we will see some backlash to the labling of "opinions" as disinformation.♠

Hat tip to Ann Althouse.

Regards  —  Cliff

♠  I believe Mr Trump was incorrect regarding the 2020 Presidential Election.  However I believe those who label his views "The Big Lie" are giving us a "Trumpian-like" view that the Election was perfect and nothing was wrong.  That is blatant dis-, mis- and mal-information.  This is not up for Government policiing.