{"id":2049636,"date":"2023-09-29T13:17:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heritage-sues-biden-administration-for-info-on-parent-groups-extremist-label\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T13:20:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T17:20:18","slug":"heritage-sues-biden-administration-for-info-on-parent-groups-extremist-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heritage-sues-biden-administration-for-info-on-parent-groups-extremist-label\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage sues Biden admin for parent group&#8217;s &#8216;extremist&#8217; label info."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fheritage-sues-biden-administration-for-info-on-parent-groups-extremist-label%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=2049636&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--><h2>The Heritage Foundation\u200c Sues Biden Administration \u2063on \u2062Behalf\u200c of Moms for Liberty<\/h2>\n<p>The Heritage Foundation has taken \u2062legal action against the Biden administration \u2062in support of the embattled parents&#8217; rights\u2063 group, Moms for Liberty.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;President Biden needs to leave the \u2064moms alone,&#8221;\u200c stated Oversight Project Director Mike Howell in a press release \u2062announcing the lawsuit. &#8220;But his \u200dcrooked \u200badministration won&#8217;t because these parents are the only thing\u200c standing between the government and your children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Heritage Foundation&#8217;s Oversight Project is demanding records from various federal agencies regarding their communications about Moms for Liberty, which has been\u200d labeled an extremist group by the \u200bSouthern Poverty Law Center.<\/p>\n<h3>Government Shutdown: What Will Be \u200dOpen and What Will Be Closed<\/h3>\n<p>Heritage has voluntarily requested records under the Freedom of Information Act, but\u2062 their requests were denied. \u2062Now, \u200cthey are taking the matter to court to obtain records from the\u200b departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Health \u2063and Human Services, as well as the FBI. Their goal is to investigate \u200dif \u200cand how these agencies coordinated with the SPLC\u200c concerning Moms for Liberty.<\/p>\n<p>The main concern revolves\u2063 around the SPLC&#8217;s official designation \u200bof Moms for \u200dLiberty as an extremist group.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Moms for Liberty is a\u2062 far-right organization that engages in anti-student inclusion activities and self-identifies as part of the modern parental \u2064rights movement,&#8221; describes the \u2062SPLC.\u2064 &#8220;The \u2064group grew out of opposition to public health regulations \u200dfor COVID-19, opposes LGBTQ+ and racially inclusive school\u2064 curriculum, and\u200d has advocated \u2063book bans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Heritage suspects that the SPLC \u2064may not have \u2064acted alone in formulating this description. \u2062They believe\u2063 that SPLC officials, who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-dodges-on-bidens-white-house-meeting-with-hunter-bidens-business-partner\/\" title=\"Psaki Dodges On Biden\u2019s White House Meeting With Hunter Biden\u2019s Business Partner\">made multiple visits<\/a> to the Biden White House, may have coordinated with federal agencies\u200d to launch what they call an &#8220;unhinged mob harassment campaign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 SPLC&#8217;s extremist group label has had tangible consequences for \u2062Moms for Liberty.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers had planned an\u2063 event at \u2062the \u2064Italian Community Center in Milwaukee, but\u200c it was canceled after a reporter \u200cfrom\u2063 the local Milwaukee Journal Sentinel \u2063contacted the center.<\/p>\n<p>The opening sentence \u2062of \u2063the newspaper&#8217;s article about the cancellation reads, &#8220;Moms for \u200dLiberty, a\u200d group \u2063designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center\u2062 as an\u200c extremist antigovernment organization&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tiffany Justice, co-founder of Moms for \u2064Liberty, expressed\u200b concern over the SPLC&#8217;s actions, \u200cstating, &#8220;Exercising our free \u2064speech rights to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heritage-sues-biden-administration-for-info-on-parent-groups-extremist-label\/\" title=\"Heritage sues Biden admin for parent group's 'extremist' label info.\">attend \u200cpublic school board meetings<\/a> \u2063that decide how our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-discusses-lawsuits-against-new-unconstitutional-k-12-school-admissions-processes\/\" title=\"Attorney Discusses Lawsuits Against New \u2018Unconstitutional\u2019 K-12 School Admissions Processes\">public schools operate<\/a> is not &#8216;extremism.&#8217; It is American. Why would\u200b the Biden administration\u200c not comply with public records requests?\u200b What do they\u200b have to hide? We look\u2064 forward to the truth coming to \u200blight.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to\u2063 read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Moms for Liberty\u200d describes itself as a group &#8220;dedicated to fighting for the survival\u200c of America by unifying, educating, and empowering parents to defend their parental rights at all levels of government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner has reached out \u2064to the SPLC, \u2064DOJ, DHS, HHS, and FBI \u2062for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u2064 does the Heritage Foundation argue against the SPLC&#8217;s\u200c labeling of Moms\u200d for Liberty as\u200d extremists?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cGht group that promotes dangerous conspiracy theories and fosters \u2063division\u2064 within our society,&#8221; \u200csaid SPLC spokesperson Carla Hill in \u2063a \u2062statement. &#8220;Their actions and\u200c rhetoric\u2063 have no place\u2063 in our\u200c democratic discourse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u200cHeritage Foundation, \u2063on the other hand, argues \u200cthat Moms for\u2062 Liberty is\u2064 a grassroots organization made up \u2063of concerned parents advocating\u200c for their\u2062 children&#8217;s\u200d education and well-being. They claim that the Biden administration&#8217;s association with the SPLC and its labeling of Moms for Liberty as \u2063extremists\u2062 is a direct attack on their First Amendment\u2063 rights to free speech\u200d and association.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, \u2063the \u200bHeritage Foundation alleges that the Biden administration is targeting Moms\u2062 for Liberty in an effort to silence \u200cconservative voices and \u200bsuppress dissenting opinions. They \u2062argue that by\u2064 labeling\u200d the group as extremists, the government is effectively demonizing\u2064 and marginalizing any individuals or organizations that do not align with \u2064their\u2063 political agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a\u200d clear \u200babuse of \u200dpower and an infringement\u2062 on the rights of American citizens,&#8221; \u200cstated Howell. \u2063&#8221;The government should not be\u200c in the business of silencing its own\u2064 people or\u2064 weaponizing the\u200b SPLC \u200cfor political \u200bpurposes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response to the lawsuit, the\u2064 Biden administration has defended its\u2063 association with the SPLC, stating \u200dthat\u200d the organization provides valuable research\u2063 and information about extremist groups. \u200dThey maintain that \u2064their actions are not an attack on free speech but\u2062 rather\u200c an effort to safeguard the well-being\u2062 and \u200csafety of the \u200cAmerican people, especially children.<\/p>\n<p>As the lawsuit proceeds, it raises important questions about the boundaries of free \u2062speech and the role of \u200dgovernment in labeling and targeting certain groups. The outcome\u200c of this case will have significant\u2063 implications for the rights of individuals and organizations to express their \u2062opinions and advocate for \u2063their causes without fear of government persecution or suppression.<\/p>\n<p>The Heritage Foundation\u200b and Moms for Liberty are \u200dstanding up\u200c against what they perceive as government overreach and an infringement on their constitutional rights. Whether the court will rule in \u200btheir favor or uphold the government&#8217;s actions remains to be\u2063 seen, but this case serves as a reminder of the\u2064 ongoing challenges in protecting and preserving our democratic values \u2063and freedoms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Heritage Foundation has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration, representing Moms for Liberty. The lawsuit aims to obtain communication records from various federal agencies regarding Moms for Liberty, which has been deemed an extremist group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. 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