As issues of immigration come to the forefront in the upcoming presidential contest, an Arizona law regarding whether proof of citizenship is necessary to cast a ballot in federal elections is the subject of debate that now stretches to the highest court in the land.

The latest development in the legal wrangling over the statute has seen the GOP asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Ninth Circuit decision and permit the state of Arizona to enforce citizenship proof requirements -- likely contrary to the wishes of the Biden administration -- now that the November election is fast approaching, as Fox News reports.

GOP seeks enforcement of AZ law

An emergency appeal was filed last week with Justice Elena Kagan, who possesses jurisdiction over matters of this nature emanating from Arizona.

The filing came from the Republican National Committee as well as a group of Arizona GOP legislators hoping for a reinstatement of a law mandating the presentation of citizenship proof before a ballot can be cast in the presidential contest, whether via in-person voting or a mail-in process.

A federal judge halted enforcement of the 2022 law that faced challenges from the state Democratic Party and a group of civil rights organizations.

The Hill noted that in their application to Kagan, the Republicans seeking relief wrote, “The district court's injunction is an unprecedented abrogation of the Arizona Legislature's sovereign authority to determine the qualifications of voters and structure participation in its elections.”

As Fox News notes, Kagan can act on her own accord or enlist the input of her fellow justices in addressing the matter, and it is thought that she will likely ask for the swift submission of written briefs from those who stand in opposition to the law's provisions.

Eleventh-hour confusion

The Arizona Republic reported earlier this month that the Ninth Circuit's decision permitting registration for federal election voting even in the absence of citizenship proof was just the latest in a series of back-and-forth maneuvers in the ongoing controversy.

The ruling meant that individuals in Arizona were again allowed to utilize state-issued voter registration materials even if they did not produce evidence of citizenship.

Instead, registrants would simply be required to state under penalty of perjury that they are indeed U.S. citizens, something that would permit them to vote in federal contests.

The situation led Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen to pledge further legal action -- including the request for emergency stay filed with the Supreme Court -- stating that it was necessary “to make sure only American citizens are voting in our elections.”

In expressing is displeasure with the federal court, Petersen asserted that its decision on this issue is “another example of why the radical 9th Circuit is the most overturned circuit in the country.”

What comes next

The Republican officials seeking assistance from the high court have requested that a ruling be issued no later than Aug. 22.

Such an expedited schedule is necessary, the GOP's representatives contend, so that the litigation may be definitively resolved in advance of the state's ballot printing deadline, but whether they will get their wish, only time will tell.

A 2007 video shows vice presidential hopeful Tim Walz accepting then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's congratulations for his service "on the battlefield" in 2007, Breitbart reported. The Minnesota governor has never gone to war and has been slammed for lying about his time in the Army National Guard.

The clip was first reshared by Chuck Ross at the Free Beacon amid continued questions about Walz's military service. In it, Pelosi gushed about the then-congressman's service.

"He will speak for himself, but I want him to know how much we all appreciate his service to our country, whether it’s in the classroom or on the battlefield," Pelosi said. Rather than setting the record straight, Walz simply replied, "Thank you, Madam Speaker."

Stolen Valor

Walz likes to tout his military service in the context of implementing some awful progressive policy.  However, the people around him know the truth about his record.

Retired Minnesota National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Herr set the record straight in 2018 and is doing it again in the media. Herr appeared Thursday on Fox & Friends to discuss Walz's actual record compared to the narrative crafted to bolster his political career.

"He continually claims that he's a retired [sergeant] major. He is not, he is a retired master sergeant," Herr pointed out. While Walz initially received the promotion, his retirement voided it.

"And then, of course, he never entered into the Sergeant Majors Academy. He never did one scrap of work. That takes years," Herr added.

"He signed a commitment letter saying that he was going to do that job. He didn't, and he was stripped of that title when he left the Minnesota National Guard, yet he still claims to do it," Herr said.

Walz also lied about the circumstances of his retirement just before his unit was deployed to Iraq. Herr said that Walz was "having backroom conversations with other people, other entities inside the Minnesota National Guard, to ensure that he could retire" before heading to Iraw while still stating publicly that he was headed to war.

The Campaign's Response

Although the record has been public for years, Walz's position as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate has renewed interest in it. Another unearthed 2018 clip showed Walz speaking about using "weapons in war" when pushing gun control, NBC News reported.

GOP vice presidential hopeful Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a Marine veteran, excoriated Walz for saying this despite never firing a shot in battle. This has forced the Democratic campaign to respond. They have decided Walz "misspoke" when he touted his military prowess.

"Governor Walz would never insult or undermine any American’s service to this country — in fact, he thanks Senator Vance for putting his life on the line for our country. It’s the American way," a spokesperson for the Harris campaign said.

"In making the case for why weapons of war should never be on our streets or in our classrooms, the Governor misspoke. He did handle weapons of war and believes strongly that only military members trained to carry those deadly weapons should have access to them, unlike [Former President] Donald Trump and JD Vance, who prioritize the gun lobby over our children,” the spokesperson charged.

For years, Walz has been massaging the details of his lackluster military career for clout. Being untruthful about something so serious and near and dear to Americans is criminal, and voters will surely recognize that.

Three Columbia University deans resigned after being suspended for text messages that "touched on ancient antisemitic tropes," the institution's president said, according to the Washington Examiner.  Their exchange happened during a panel discussion titled "The Jewish Life on Campus: Past, Present and Future" on May 31.

The individuals were Matthew Patashnick, associate dean for student and family support, Cristen Kromm, dean of undergraduate student life, and Susan Chang-Kim, vice dean and chief administrative officer. The trio had been placed on leave last month after the story broke.

The Washington Free Beacon released the photos of the messages that sparked the controversy. " In leaked text messages obtained by the Free Beacon, top Columbia administrators—including the dean of the college—mocked and dismissed concerns about anti-Semitism on campus and even used vomit emojis to refer to a Columbia rabbi’s op-ed," reporter Aaron Sibarium captioned the messages.

Worse in Context

The event that the deans were messaging about was arranged because of the campus protests against Israel in its conflict with Hamas. Jewish students expressed concerns about the hate and vitriol directed at them by these protesters, but the deans found this tiresome.

"Comes from such a place of privilege. Trying to be open minded to understand but the doors are closing," Chang-Kim wrote about a Jewish student's experience.

The students were pouring their hearts out after feeling threatened on campus, Fox News reported. "People have been saying for a while now that they don't feel safe, and a lot of that had to do with the rhetoric," Columbia University junior Parker Stein said in April.

"I want to be clear right now: this has now gotten into physical safety. I no longer feel physically safe on my campus," Stein added.

Another Jewish student, Elisha Baker, also complained that the university tolerated the anti-Jewish sentiments and created a hostile atmosphere. "We've been calling this out for six months now… and now we see what happens when you don't shut down antisemitic rhetoric, and you allow these people to feel entitled," Baker said.

The University's Response

To its credit, Columbia University denounced the actions of its deans in a letter to the community on July 8. "This incident revealed behavior and sentiments that were not only unprofessional, but also, disturbingly touched on ancient antisemitic tropes," university president Minouche Shafik wrote.

"Whether intended as such or not, these sentiments are unacceptable and deeply upsetting, conveying a lack of seriousness about the concerns and the experiences of members of our Jewish community that is antithetical to our University’s values and the standards we must uphold in our community," the letter continued. Shafik promised that those involved would face consequences.

Notably, CNN reported that Columbia College dean Josef Sorett was also involved in the chat and taxed "LMAO" in response to one of the messages in question. Sorrett has apologized and remains at the university, while the other three have not expressed any remorse.

For all of the left's talk about tolerance, they are quick to show their prejudice against the Jewish people when the opportunity presents itself. The conflict between Hamas and Israel has flushed out people who hold these despicable views, and they seem unapologetic.

It's encouraging that Columbia University is taking this situation seriously and protecting its Jewish students from this kind of hate. However, it's telling that this has been allowed to flourish just under the noses of the supposedly enlightened elite there.

Gov. Tim Walz said then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged him to back off on his extreme pro-abortion positions in 2018 because they were too radical, Breitbart reported. This could come back to haunt the Minnesota Democrat as Vice President Kamala Harris recently tapped him to be her running mate.  

Walz shared Pelosi's words with him in a speech at the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party convention. He was running for governor at the time and doubled down on his support for abortion from conception through birth.

"My record is so pro-choice Nancy Pelosi asked me if I should tone it down. I stand with Planned Parenthood," Walz told the crowd.

Pro-Abortion Zealot

There's no doubt that Walz is a pro-abortion zealot as he oversaw Minnesota legislation that made it the first state in the union to give blanket abortion rights to its citizens. The state expanded the already liberal law that allowed abortion through the second trimester.

This came after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, sending the issue back to the states. The Protect Reproductive Options Act conferred the "right" to birth control, sterilization, family planning services, and, of course, abortion up until birth.

When it was passed, the Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life called the PRO Act "extreme, inhumane, and harmful to women and children who deserve so much better." Cathy Blaeser, the organization's co-executive director, blasted the law's radical provisions.

"The PRO Act means a right to abort any baby for any reason at any time up to birth. It means that the elective killing of a human being in utero is perfectly legal even in the third trimester of pregnancy when the child can feel excruciating pain and could live outside the womb," Blaeser said.

"It means that parents have no right to know when their teenage daughter has been taken to undergo an abortion," she added. "Gov. Walz’s absolutist abortion policy puts Minnesota in the company of just a small handful of countries around the world, including North Korea and China," Blaeser charged.

Intentionally Extreme

The bill could have been tempered with exceptions and other provisions. Instead, every effort to change the law to protect women and unborn children was shot down.

MCCL noted that lawmakers "rejected dozens of amendments that would have made the bill less extreme." These amendments included a partial-birth abortion ban, exceptions to third-trimester abortions, and providing anesthesia to unborn babies who can feel pain.

"This law doesn’t just allow late abortion for medical emergencies or hard cases. It allows late abortion for any reason whatsoever, and it’s an open invitation to notorious late abortion practitioners to come to Minnesota to set up shop," Blaeser noted.

Shockingly, lawmakers wouldn't even require these procedures to happen in licensed hospitals. "Here in Minnesota, you don’t even need to be a doctor or have a licensed facility in order to perform abortions. The lack of guardrails to protect women and children is appalling," the MCCL co-executive director added.

Pelosi recognized that Walz's positions were out of the mainstream, even in the child-murder-obsessed Democratic Party. Now, Harris and Walz make up the most extreme pro-abortion ticket in the history of presidential elections, and this could end their campaign.

Former President Donald Trump is leading over Vice President Kamala Harris among Jewish likely voters in New York, Fox News reported. This flip marks a shift for the GOP in that demographic in the Democratic stronghold.

The Siena College Research Institute poll, taken July 28 through Aug. 1, shows that Trump leads Harris 50% to 49% among Jewish voters. This marks a change from June when Trump trailed President Joe Biden 46% to 52% in the same demographic.

Sentiments have shifted with Biden out of the race and Harris his presumptive replacement. The perception is that she's not as pro-Israel as Biden, and the polling reflects that.

Harris' Israel Problem

Harris is still outpolling Trump by 53% to 39% overall among New York voters. She's even improved the margin from Biden's lead, which was only at 10 points at its highest.

However, Harris has a problem among Jewish voters because she is increasingly siding against Israel in the conflict with Hamas. This is a break from the way the president and the Democratic Party have handled the war in the Gaza Strip.

The vice president demonstrated this in her lack of warmth toward Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or his position. "I believe that we have got to continue to enforce what we know to be and should be the priorities in terms of what is happening in Gaza," Harris said when asked if he was an "obstacle to peace" by the press.

"We've been very clear that far too many innocent Palestinians have been killed. We have been very clear that Israel and the Israeli people and Palestinians are entitled to an equal amount of security and dignity."

Harris called for an "immediate cease-fire" in March and was the first in the administration to do so. She also threatened Israel that there would be "consequences" if it invited the city of Rafah.

Trump's Attacks

Trump hammered Harris for her stance on Israel when Netanyahu visited the U.S. last month, according to the New York Post. The former president hosted the Israeli leader at this Mar-a-Lago residence while Harris met with Netanyahu at the White House.

The contrast in how each treated the leader is likely to help garner more votes for the GOP contender. "I think her remarks were disrespectful, they weren’t very nice pertaining to Israel," Trump said on July 26.

"I actually don’t know how a person who is Jewish could vote for her," the former president added. This followed remarks made by Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, who is Jewish, that Israel was killing "far too many" people in its counterstrikes on Hamas.

"She’s a radical-left person — San Francisco, destroyed San Francisco. She’s really a destroyer. She doesn’t know how to build," Trump said of Harris.

Many believe that New York will remain solidly Democratic no matter what happens. However, polls showing a shift could point to a larger trend to come as Trump and Harris diverge on what to do about the conflict between Hamas and Israel.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is demanding answers after whistleblowers revealed that the "lead site agent" at the rally where former President Donald Trump was shot was "inexperienced," Breitbart reported. Hawley sent a letter Monday to Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe.

On July 13, a would-be assassin fired several shots at the former president at a Butler, Pennsylvania rally. Hawley believes Rowe should answer whistleblower accusations that could point to how this could have happened.

"Whistleblowers tell me the lead site agent in charge of the Butler rally was known to be inexperienced, ineffective, and not up to the job - and on the day failed to implement basic security protocols - yet this person is STILL on active duty. Why?" Hawley captioned a copy of his letter in a post to X, formerly Twitter, Tuesday.

Hawley's Demand

"New whistleblower allegations to my office directly question decisions made by Secret Service’s lead site agent principally responsible for securing the July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. These allegations suggest that the lead site agent failed to implement appropriate security protocols," Hawley charged in the letter.

"This is especially alarming because, during your testimony on July 30, you stated that this agent was ‘still operational…They’re still doing protective visits," the Missouri Republican added.

If this is true, it would mean anyone under this team's protection could be in danger. "One whistleblower with direct knowledge of the event alleges to my office that this lead site agent was well-known in campaign circles as lacking competence and experience in the role," Hawley added.

"This specific allegation follows similar public reports that this agent was 'new' to the local field office and had 'relatively little experience. The whistleblower alleges that this individual was, as part of securing the site, specifically responsible for line-of-sight concerns."

Rowe was not in command at the time of the incident, but the problem is ongoing as this agent is still on the job. "I urge you to suspend the lead site agent from all Secret Service duties immediately while these claims are investigated," Hawley concluded in his letter.

Security Failures

Hawley outlined the specific failures that fall squarely at the feet of the lead site agent. Another whistleblower charged that the "lead site agent personally made decisions that likely compromised the overall security of the event," Hawley wrote.

"First, campaign material such as flags were permitted to be placed around the stage and catwalk used by the former president, despite the fact that these items were typically prohibited because of how they affected the line-of-sight of those agents responsible for identifying threats," Hawley said. The Secret Service also didn't properly screen personnel at the rally.

Anyone in "restricted areas of the site" is supposed to have their identification checked before credentials are issued, which did not happen. Shockingly, Homeland Security Investigations agents employed to protect Trump that day "told campaign officials that they had never staffed a rally."

Hawley is right to demand this person resign or at least be removed from protecting Trump and other dignitaries. Unfortunately, this is just one of many aspects of this situation that point to major failures that day.

The attempted assassination of the GOP candidate is the most significant failure in Secret Service history. This should have never happened to begin with, and they certainly need to make sure it won't happen again.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch said on "Fox News Sunday" that there are too many federal laws on the books in the United States and that the sheer amount of laws "impair" Americans' freedoms.

Host Shannon Bream said, “I think it will be eye opening to the American people, the idea that so pretty much of our conduct is over regulated and over criminalized many cases. Apparently you and are committing felonies every day without possibly even knowing it.”

Gorsuch answered, “I think that might be true. Some professors say there are now so many federal laws on the books that every American over the age of 18 commits one felony a day. That’s happened in my lifetime."

Gorsuch pointed out that from "1970 to the present we’ve seen maybe a doubling the number of federal crimes on the books. And this just counts within the U.S. code passed by Congress and the tip of the iceberg because federal agencies have been busy.”

"Whacked by laws"

Gorsuch just released a new book "Overruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law," which explains in greater detail the impact of having too many laws.

He said, “On the one hand we need laws to keep us free and safe, on the other hand, if you have too many laws you impair the same freedoms and our aspirations for equality too are because who can deal with a world with so much law?”

Gorsuch suggested, in the words of James Madison, that only people with money and connections would be able to do so.

Gorsuch said, “As a judge for 18 years, I just came to see him case after case in which ordinary Americans just trying to live their lives, raise their families are just getting whacked by laws unexpectedly.”

Too complex

As an example, he pointed to the IRS hotline, which was found to give wrong answers to tax questions about a third of the time. When asked why it did so, officials said it was because the tax code was so complex.

Rather than settling everything in the courts or relying on courts to determine the rules for society, Gorsuch pointed to trust between people as an important part of being able to act fairly and get things done independently of the courts.

Disagreements coupled with a lack of trust lead to division and that leads to people running to the courts to settle their differences, he said.

In situations where court intervention might be required, Gorsuch said the Constitution is the decider.

He advocated "listening as much as talking" and "trusting the person with whom you disagree loves his country as much as you do."

That would be nice to see in this country right now.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has never made any secret of her burning White House ambitions but given her own lack of electoral success in that realm, her attentions have reportedly turned to her daughter's potential as a high-ranking member of a new administration.

Inside sources have revealed that Bill and Hillary Clinton are now working to grease the wheels for their daughter, Chelsea Clinton, 44, who is interested in becoming U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom in a prospective Kamala Harris administration, according to the New York Post.

Groundwork being laid

The news of Chelsea Clinton's previously undeclared vocational interest has come from a source with inside knowledge of the family, as the Post explains.

“Chelsea really wants to be the ambassador to the U.K.,” the insider asserted.

In fact, her interest is reportedly so intense that it may have played a role in her parents' recent -- and very public -- decision to endorse Harris' campaign for the presidency.

“There's a reason why Bill and Hillary came out in the first five minutes to support Kamala's presidential bid -- they were currying favor,” the source claimed.

The insider suggested that this prospective career path for Chelsea is something that has been on the Clinton radar for a while, adding that the political power duo has been “working on this idea for a long time.”

Reaching for the role

Though reports suggest that Chelsea Clinton would also be willing to consider an ambassadorship in France, the U.K. position is the one she truly wants.

A source familiar with the workings of the British embassy opined to the Post, “I can well imagine that the U.K. ambassadorship is an aspiration for Chelsea, although she is a bit junior still... .”

The individual noted that a plumb role such as the London job “usually goes to a massive donor or fundraiser,” and despite Chelsea Clinton's obvious high-powered connections, the idea remains something out of “fantasy land.”

Even so, the source suggested that in terms of the diplomats sent to work within their borders, “Foreign countries love high-profile people as ambassadors because it brings them more attention.”

“They would rather have someone more famous and less rich,” the insider added.

Despite relevant ties, denials abound

Though she may be considered young for the job, Chelsea Clinton's ties to the U.K. are undeniable, in that she holds both a Master of Philosophy and a Doctorate in international relations from Oxford University, as her Clinton Foundation biography notes.

Even so, the Clinton camp has taken pains to deny that Bill and Hillary's endorsement of Harris was offered for any other reason than pure conviction, with a spokesperson saying of the notion, “Among stupid things said by clueless people, that's pretty high up there.”

Hunter Biden is set to be sentenced on Nov. 13 after being convicted of three felonies in connection with a gun purchase, The Hill reported. The hearing will take place one week after the election that determines who will replace his father, President Joe Biden, in the White House.

U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika set the date for the sentencing hearing on Friday. Hunter Biden faces up to 25 years in prison and $750,000 in fines.

As a first-time offender, Hunter Biden is unlikely to get the maximum sentence. Instead, he will probably be sentenced to between 15 months and 21 months in prison, if at all, after meeting with a federal probation officer.

The sentencing comes after he was found guilty in June of lying about his drug use on an application to obtain a firearm and his subsequent unlawful ownership of the weapon. Hunter Biden's conviction marked a first for the child of a sitting president.

Hunter's Crimes

In 2018, Hunter Biden purchased a Colt Cobra 38SPL revolver in Delaware. As per the law, he filled out an application that included a question about whether the applicant used or was addicted to drugs.

At that time, Hunter Biden struggled with addiction to crack cocaine following the death of his brother, Beau Biden, from a brain tumor in 2015, CBS News reported. Despite this fact, he checked off "no" to that question on the application in violation of federal law.

His lie allowed him to purchase the firearm, which he had in his possession for 11 days. When his then-girlfriend Hallie Biden, who was his late brother's widow, found the firearm in his truck, she threw it in the trash.

"I panicked. I realize it was a stupid idea now. But I was panicking," Hallie Biden said in her testimony.

Two felony convictions come from charges related to the application, including making a false statement on the application and lying to the gun dealer. A third stemmed from being in possession of the gun despite being a drug user.

More Trouble Ahead

Unfortunately for Hunter Biden, his legal woes won't end with the gun crimes. The president's son is facing a trial Sept. 5 for tax evasion and filing false tax returns after he skipped out on a $1.4 million tax liability between 2016 and 2019, Fox News reported.

During that time, he allegedly spent that money on a debaucherous and luxurious lifestyle. Hallie Biden will once again be called to the stand against her ex-lover.

She was granted immunity in exchange for her testimony against Hunter Biden, just as she was in the gun trial.  U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi promised her that "no testimony or other information compelled under this order, or any information directly or indirectly derived from such testimony or information, shall be used against Hallie Biden in any criminal case" except her own perjury.

Meanwhile, Joe Biden, who has abandoned his reelection bid, has said that he will not commute his son's sentence or pardon him. "I am satisfied that I’m not going to do anything — I said I’d abide by the jury decision. I will do that. And I will not pardon him," the president said in June after Hunter Biden's conviction.

Hunter Biden is finally facing consequences for his criminal behavior. However, with Joe Biden no longer up for reelection, it's doubtful that his powerful father won't do anything about it before leaving office despite the promises made.

A federal court has blocked net neutrality regulations that would have increased the federal government's power over the internet, the Washington Examiner reported. The Federal Communication Commission sought to reinstate the regulations first proposed under former President Barack Obama.

The FCC imposed the regulations in 2015, but former President Donald Trump nixed them shortly after taking office. The agency reinstated the regulations under President Joe Biden, but it was met with a legal challenge.

On Thursday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary injunction. "The final rule implicates a major question, and the commission has failed to satisfy the high bar for imposing such regulations," the decision stated.

"Net neutrality is likely a major question requiring clear congressional authorization," the court added. The regulations are suspended until legal arguments resume in the fall.

The Arguments

FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel issued a statement denouncing the court's decision. "The American public wants an internet that is fast, open, and fair. Today’s decision by the Sixth Circuit is a setback, but we will not give up the fight for net neutrality," the statement said.

Net neutrality was proposed as a way to regulate internet providers in the name of fairness. The FCC rules would mean they fall under Title 2 of the Communications Act as common carriers, similar to phone companies and other utilities.

The companies would be forced to treat all content and carriers equally, which sounds good on paper, as government programs always do. However, critics point out that it is an unnecessary intervention and would lead to government overreach.

As Taxpayers Protection Alliance President David Williams put it, net neutrality was "an attempt to correct a problem that didn’t exist. And quite frankly, it’s just wanting to grow the size of government because this gives the FCC more power and more control over the internet."

While the FCC acts as if this would be for the benefit of the consumer, it's clear that the federal government has been attempting to get its tentacles into what goes over the internet. There is already proof of that meddling from the 2020 presidential election.

Running Interference

While the FCC wants to regulate data traffic, it's clear that other parts of the government are quite comfortable with censoring content. The proof comes from how the FBI handled the Hunter Biden laptop scandal in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election.

According to a July 2023 report in the New York Post, the FBI knew the laptop was authentic but pressured X, then Twitter, to censor the story about it. The laptop contained information linking Hunter Biden to shady business dealings with his father, who was running for office.

A letter signed by 51 former intelligence officials said the laptop had "all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation." The truth would come out years later that that was not only false but that they knew it and still pressured social media companies to quash it.

The Post's deputy politics editor Emma-Jo Morris, who penned the infamous scoop, summed up the reason. "This elaborate censorship conspiracy wasn’t because the information being reported on was false. It was because it was true. And it was a threat to the power centers in this country," Morris said in her testimony to Congress.

The FCC and other agencies should stay out of as many areas of American life as possible. Handing over the keys to the internet to these people is irresponsible and will lead to the loss of freedoms Americans already enjoy.

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