{"id":2121684,"date":"2023-12-11T12:32:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T17:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republicans-throw-support-behind-major-biden-censorship-lawsuit-by-conservative-media\/"},"modified":"2023-12-11T12:35:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T17:35:21","slug":"top-republicans-throw-support-behind-major-biden-censorship-lawsuit-by-conservative-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republicans-throw-support-behind-major-biden-censorship-lawsuit-by-conservative-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Prominent GOP members back significant conservative media lawsuit against Biden&#8217;s &#8216;censorship"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftop-republicans-throw-support-behind-major-biden-censorship-lawsuit-by-conservative-media%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=2121684&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>Republicans Back Lawsuit Accusing US Government\u200d of Unconstitutional\u2064 &#8220;Censorship Scheme&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Congressional Republicans are investigating\u200b the Biden administration over allegations\u200b of online speech suppression\u200c and are now supporting a new lawsuit that claims the United \u2063States government funded an\u2062 unconstitutional &#8220;censorship scheme.&#8221;\u200d The State Department is\u200d being sued by Texas, the Federalist, and the Daily Wire, two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-anyone-more-annoying-or-treacherous-than-barack-obama\/\" title=\"Is Anyone More Annoying or Treacherous than Barack Obama?\">conservative media outlets<\/a>, for what\u2062 they describe as one of the\u200d most egregious government operations to censor the American press in history. \u2063The lawsuit, filed by the New Civil Liberties Alliance, has gained attention from lawmakers on Capitol Hill \u2062who see it as a \u200bcrucial step in dismantling what they call the &#8220;Censorship Industrial Complex.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>The Fight Against Pentagon-Funded &#8220;Censorship&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;This litigation is \u2062a positive development,&#8221; says \u2063House\u2062 Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan \u2064(R-OH). He believes that those affected by the Censorship Industrial Complex should have the opportunity to seek relief\u2062 in federal court. Jordan&#8217;s sentiment is echoed by \u2063Rep. Darrell Issa \u200b(R-CA), who \u2064sees the lawsuit\u2064 as a roadmap to\u200b understanding the \u200cfull extent of the Censorship \u200dIndustrial\u200c Complex and its influence\u2062 on \u200cvarious government agencies and \u200cinstitutions.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in the 118th Congress have taken a stand against the government&#8217;s efforts to combat alleged &#8220;disinformation&#8221; and\u200b &#8220;misinformation,&#8221; accusing Democrats of unfairly \u2063targeting right-leaning speech. The\u200b Supreme Court is set to hear the case of Missouri v. Biden, which questions\u2064 whether\u200d the Biden administration violated the \u2064First\u2064 Amendment by \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-hands-biden-admin-unfavorable-ruling-in-censorship-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Court rules against Biden administration in censorship lawsuit.\">pressuring social \u2063media companies<\/a> to remove content \u2062deemed\u2064 as disinformation or misinformation.<\/p>\n<h3>Investigating the Global Engagement Center<\/h3>\n<p>The lawsuit filed by Texas and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pressure-builds-in-texas-for-investigation-into-illegal-immigrant-enclave-colony-ridge\/\" title=\"Pressure mounts in Texas for probe into illegal immigrant enclave Colony Ridge.\">conservative media \u2064outlets<\/a> focuses \u2064on the Global Engagement Center\u200d (GEC), an office within\u2064 the State Department that works with various agencies. The GEC granted $100,000 to the Global Disinformation Index (GDI),\u200c a British think\u200c tank that was exposed for covertly providing blacklists of conservative websites to advertisers. This revelation has sparked \u200dinvestigations across multiple congressional committees, with Republicans seeking answers as\u2064 to why taxpayer dollars were given to \u200cthe GDI. The lawsuit also \u200dhighlights the GDI&#8217;s contracts with \u2062NewsGuard, a company that \u2062claims to track online\u200b misinformation.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers\u200b such as Rep. \u200bAndrew Clyde\u200b (R-GA) and Rep. Pete \u200dSessions (R-TX) applaud the legal action\u2063 against\u200c the Biden\u200c administration&#8217;s alleged suppression \u2063of conservative voices. They argue that the government&#8217;s abuse \u2063of power poses a\u2064 significant threat to the diversity of discourse necessary for a functioning democracy.<\/p>\n<p>As the lawsuit progresses, \u2063attorney\u2062 Margot Cleveland expects that it will reveal the true\u200d extent of the government&#8217;s censorship operations. Simultaneously, congressional committees are receiving\u200c requested documents related to \u200bthe GDI, which\u2062 could provide further insight \u200dinto the State Department&#8217;s knowledge\u200d of the think \u200dtank&#8217;s blacklisting\u2063 practices.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are\u200c determined to ensure that government resources are not unfairly \u2062targeting businesses based on ideology or political affiliation. They believe that the censorship\u200b of conservative voices by the\u200b Biden administration\u2063 and the Deep State is unconstitutional and a dangerous infringement \u200bon the \u200dprinciples of the Constitutional Republic.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that Republicans are committed to dismantling the Censorship Industrial\u2064 Complex \u2064and\u200c protecting Americans&#8217; right \u2062to free\u2063 speech.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do Republicans argue\u200b that \u2063the government&#8217;s actions infringe upon free \u200dspeech rights?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Tent deemed as &#8220;misinformation&#8221; or &#8220;disinformation.&#8221; Republicans argue that such actions constitute \u2062government censorship and infringe upon \u2063free speech rights.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, there has been growing concern among conservatives about the perceived bias and suppression of right-leaning voices on \u200bonline platforms. The lawsuit filed by \u200cTexas, the Federalist, \u200band the\u2064 Daily Wire alleges \u2062that the United States government, through the State Department, funded a censorship scheme\u200d that aimed to \u200bcontrol the\u200c narrative and silence conservative viewpoints.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The State Department&#8217;s actions\u2063 in funding this alleged censorship scheme go\u2063 against\u200c the fundamental principles of free speech and the First Amendment,&#8221; says \u2063Harriet Hageman, Senior Litigation Counsel at the New Civil Liberties Alliance. &#8220;The government should not be in \u2062the\u2063 business of deciding what speech is acceptable and\u200b what \u200bis not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 lawsuit emphasizes\u200c the significant role\u2063 of social media platforms in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-media-and-big-techs-seismic-shift-to-the-left\/\" title=\"Mainstream Media and Big Tech\u2019s Seismic Shift to the Left\">shaping public opinion<\/a> and disseminating \u2064information. It \u200bargues\u200b that the government&#8217;s involvement in determining\u200c what content should be censored violates the constitutional rights of \u200dindividuals and media outlets to freely \u200bexpress their\u2062 opinions\u200b and engage in robust public debate.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are rallying\u200c behind this lawsuit as \u200ban opportunity \u2062to expose \u2063and challenge what \u200cthey view as\u200b an overreach of government power. They believe \u2062that the &#8220;Censorship Industrial Complex&#8221; operates behind the scenes, influencing various government agencies and institutions to suppress political speech that deviates from the mainstream narrative.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Freedom of \u200bspeech is the bedrock of our democracy.\u200d We \u200bmust not allow \u200dany government agency to\u200c infringe upon this fundamental right,&#8221; says Rep. Marjorie \u2062Taylor Greene (R-GA). &#8220;This lawsuit \u2063is a vital step in holding \u2062the \u200cBiden\u2062 administration accountable for its alleged censorship activities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While\u2062 the outcome of the lawsuit \u200cremains uncertain, its presence highlights the deep-seated concerns within the Republican party regarding free speech \u2064and government interference. Republicans argue that \u2064the government&#8217;s role should be limited and that platforms should be free to operate without undue influence from political actors.<\/p>\n<p>As the case progresses, Congressional Republicans and conservative media \u2064outlets will continue \u2063to bring attention to what they perceive as\u200c an assault on free \u2062speech and the need to safeguard the First Amendment rights of all Americans. The lawsuit serves\u2063 as a battleground for defending individual liberties and \u200caddressing\u200b perceived government\u200c overreach in the digital age.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how the Supreme Court will rule\u200d on the Missouri v. Biden case and the broader implications \u2062it may have on the regulation of online content and\u200b the protection of\u200c free speech. Nevertheless, the filing of this lawsuit by\u2062 prominent conservative voices signifies \u200ca growing\u200c determination to challenge what they view as an \u2062infringement on constitutional rights and to uphold the principles of free expression \u2063in the face of perceived censorship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressional Republicans are supporting a lawsuit against the Biden administration, alleging that the government funded an unconstitutional &#8220;censorship scheme.&#8221; Texas, along with conservative media outlets the Federalist and the Daily Wire, filed the lawsuit against the State Department last week. 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