{"id":557289,"date":"2021-06-08T16:51:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T20:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=557289"},"modified":"2021-06-08T16:51:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T20:51:26","slug":"exclusive-cancel-culture-is-a-barrier-sen-blackburn-gop-senators-introduce-legislation-defending-free-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-cancel-culture-is-a-barrier-sen-blackburn-gop-senators-introduce-legislation-defending-free-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: \u2018Cancel Culture Is A Barrier\u2019: Sen. Blackburn, GOP Senators Introduce Legislation Defending Free Speech"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fexclusive-cancel-culture-is-a-barrier-sen-blackburn-gop-senators-introduce-legislation-defending-free-speech%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=557289&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Photographer-Ting-ShenBloomberg-via-Getty-Images-12112-e1623180822405.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"47.397379912664\">\n<p>A group of Republican Senators will introduce a resolution Wednesday that would recognize the importance of protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller first obtained the resolution, which was spearheaded by Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn. In the resolution, the Senators call out companies, schools, and professional sports teams that have punished their employees for speaking their minds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/02\/dhs-inspector-general-marsha-blackburn\/?tpcc%3D=newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackburn<\/a> was joined by Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis, Indiana Sen. Mike Braun, North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer, Mississippi Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCancel culture is a barrier to a free marketplace of ideas and remains antithetical to the preservation and perpetuation of global democracy,\u201d Blackburn told the Daily Caller. \u201cThis resolution recognizes the important role of freedom of expression and ensures that the United States will wholeheartedly defend it.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/25\/john-cena-apology-video-china-taiwan-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: John Cena Apologizes To China For Calling Taiwan A Country)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THE RESOLUTION HERE:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View (DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) -- Blackburn, GOP Free Speech Resolution on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/511059992\/DAILY-CALLER-OBTAINED-Blackburn-GOP-Free-Speech-Resolution#from_embed\">(DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) \u2014 \u2026<\/a> by <a title=\"View Henry Rodgers's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/527927298\/Henry-Rodgers#from_embed\">Henry Rodgers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The resolution specifically mentions Liberty High School in Oregon for <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/07\/24\/student-wall-shirt-apology-cash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">suspending<\/a> a student for wearing a shirt that supported former President Donald Trump, and Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets basketball team, for <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/23\/daryl-morey-nba-down-china-tweet-houston-rockets-nba-philadelphia-76ers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">apologizing<\/a> after he expressed support on Twitter for protests in Hong Kong. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/08\/supreme-court-alliance-defending-freedom-free-speech-christian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Supreme Court Sides With Christian Student In College Free Speech Case)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lucasfilm, The New York Times, the University of Southern California, and others are also mentioned in the resolution.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResolved, That the Senate recognizes that freedom of expression and freedom of speech are sacred ideals of the United States and should protect the freedom to peacefully express thoughts and opinions without fear,\u201d the resolution states.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of Republican Senators will introduce a resolution Wednesday that would recognize the importance of protecting freedom of speech, thought, and expression. 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