{"id":1953494,"date":"2023-06-21T19:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T23:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/any-one-of-us-could-be-next-judiciary-chairman-jordan-warns-of-feds-assault-on-civil-liberties\/"},"modified":"2023-06-21T19:32:18","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T23:32:18","slug":"any-one-of-us-could-be-next-judiciary-chairman-jordan-warns-of-feds-assault-on-civil-liberties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/any-one-of-us-could-be-next-judiciary-chairman-jordan-warns-of-feds-assault-on-civil-liberties\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Anyone Could Be Next&#8217;: Judiciary Chairman Jordan Alerts to Government&#8217;s Attack on Civil Liberties"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fany-one-of-us-could-be-next-judiciary-chairman-jordan-warns-of-feds-assault-on-civil-liberties%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1953494&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0621\/e6b1aad9-8b0d-4d66-9a69-0f2a58dd911c\/audio.mp3?length=5002317&#038;duration=417\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Americans\u2019 Constitutional Civil Liberties Under Attack, Warns House Judiciary Committee Chairman<\/h2>\n<p>House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) has raised concerns about the increasing violation of Americans&#8217; constitutional civil liberties by irresponsible government officials. He also highlighted the retaliation faced by whistleblowers who expose such violations, including the loss of pay and positions.<\/p>\n<p>In his opening statement during a committee hearing on June 21, Jordan warned that the targeting of individuals is not limited to former President Donald Trump. He stated, &#8220;Seven years of attacking Trump is scary enough, but what\u2019s more frightening is any one of us could be next. In fact, it\u2019s already started. Parents at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-school-district-announces-policy-to-push-anti-racist-thinking-in-preschool-redefine-discrimination-and-racism\/\" title=\"Maryland School District Announces Policy to Push \u2018Anti-Racist Thinking\u2019 In Preschool, Redefine \u2018Discrimination\u2019 and \u2018Racism\u2019\">school board meetings<\/a> are terrorists; pro-life Catholics are extremists, and even journalists aren\u2019t safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The hearing aimed to question special counsel John Durham on his report regarding the FBI&#8217;s Crossfire Hurricane investigation during the 2016 presidential campaign. Durham&#8217;s report, spanning 306 pages, revealed how FBI officials rushed to investigate allegations of collusion between Trump&#8217;s campaign and Russian intelligence without proper justification. It also highlighted the FBI&#8217;s failure to investigate evidence of potential wrongdoing by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan further pointed out the violation of First Amendment principles by federal officials. He mentioned letters from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to Twitter, demanding the names of journalists the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> was in contact with. Jordan emphasized that Democrats on the committee were asking journalists to reveal their sources, which is a direct infringement on their rights.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5112344\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/03\/09\/FotoJet-8-1200x683.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/03\/09\/FotoJet-8-1200x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) engaged in a heated discussion with \u201cTwitter Files\u201d journalist Matt Taibbi as she tried to get him to reveal a source during a congressional hearing in Washington on March 9, 2023. (House Judiciary Committee\/Screenshot via NTD)\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Whistleblowers face the harshest consequences for coming forward and exposing the truth. Jordan highlighted the case of Garrett O&#8217;Boyle, an FBI agent who testified before the committee about retaliation from the Department of Justice for sharing critical information with Congress. Such actions against federal employees providing information to Congress are prohibited by law.<\/p>\n<p>Legal experts and advocates for civil liberties agree with Jordan&#8217;s assessment. Some attribute the violations to President Joe Biden and his administration, while others point to the unchecked power and influence of federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Kristen Waggoner, CEO and general counsel of the Alliance Defending Freedom, expressed concern about the increasing attacks on free speech by the Biden administration and its allies. She emphasized the need to protect the precious freedoms promised in the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Shackleford, president of First Liberty Institute, argued that the Biden administration operates with different standards depending on people&#8217;s beliefs or politics. However, he also highlighted the victories in the courts that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/any-one-of-us-could-be-next-judiciary-chairman-jordan-warns-of-feds-assault-on-civil-liberties\/\" title=\"'Anyone Could Be Next': Judiciary Chairman Jordan Alerts to Government's Attack on Civil Liberties\">helped preserve precious freedoms<\/a>, including landmark Supreme Court decisions on religious freedom.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) warns that American civil liberties are being violated by government officials. He highlights the alarming frequency of these violations and the subsequent punishment faced by whistleblowers. Jordan emphasizes that the continuous attacks on Trump are concerning, but the real fear lies in the possibility that any citizen could be targeted next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":173,"featured_media":1953495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[12952,19342,4002,3879,6739,5525,4356,4151,26705,3816],"class_list":["post-1953494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-alerts","tag-anyone","tag-attack","tag-chairman","tag-civil","tag-governments","tag-jordan","tag-judiciary","tag-liberties","tag-next"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/173"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1953494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1953495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1953494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1953494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1953494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}