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Eliot Rosewater

(34,295 posts)
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 02:51 PM Sep 2025

GOP Clay Higgins says anyone who criticized Kirk who was a "wonderful man" will be removed from all social media

And he will use his power in Congress to do that.

Don’t think he can do it? Give it time…



https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5498536-clay-higgins-targets-charlie-kirk-killing-celebrators/




3,2,1. “that can’t happen because it’s a clear violation of the first amendment, any first year law student would know that.“. WRONG

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GOP Clay Higgins says anyone who criticized Kirk who was a "wonderful man" will be removed from all social media (Original Post) Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 OP
He can say anything he likes, but I really do not think it will happen, despite majorities. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2025 #1
I don't know. markodochartaigh Sep 2025 #5
None of those people were victims of government censorship EdmondDantes_ Sep 2025 #10
Lol markodochartaigh Sep 2025 #11
He's a jerk JustAnotherGen Sep 2025 #2
Good point, this would be the ONLY reason he wouldn't be able to get away with it Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #6
Trump is going to get very very jealous with all the adoration of St Charlie. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #3
It's already happening in the workplace, no reason to think it won't 'trickle down' Torchlight Sep 2025 #4
Losing jobs. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2025 #7
Crawl back in your hole Higgins Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2025 #8
It doesn't matter what he does Jarqui Sep 2025 #9
These people are deranged. How deranged? Deranged enough that they got Kirk killed. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sep 2025 #12

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
1. He can say anything he likes, but I really do not think it will happen, despite majorities. . . . nt
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 02:59 PM
Sep 2025

markodochartaigh

(5,545 posts)
5. I don't know.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 03:08 PM
Sep 2025

I recall individual instances of government censorship, The Smothers Brothers, Phil Donahue, Dan Rather, Mary Mapes, etc. But seeing the firing of numerous teachers and other workers across the country for criticizing Kirk seems very worrying to me, and on a different level. I don't think that we can confidently rule anything out these days.

EdmondDantes_

(2,034 posts)
10. None of those people were victims of government censorship
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 04:17 PM
Sep 2025

They got fired from private employers.

JustAnotherGen

(38,105 posts)
2. He's a jerk
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 03:02 PM
Sep 2025

And the Tech moguls who make money off of users (advertising) aren't going to play along with this.

I'm wondering if he is focusing on that Fuentes guy?

Eliot Rosewater

(34,295 posts)
6. Good point, this would be the ONLY reason he wouldn't be able to get away with it
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 03:08 PM
Sep 2025

With this Congress and this piece of shit, otherwise it happens for sure and the Supreme Court will once again look the other way and completely violate the constitution as they have done repeatedly.

But like you say money talks.

Irish_Dem

(82,195 posts)
3. Trump is going to get very very jealous with all the adoration of St Charlie.
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 03:04 PM
Sep 2025

There is only one star in the Trump Mob Boss reality show.

Torchlight

(7,022 posts)
4. It's already happening in the workplace, no reason to think it won't 'trickle down'
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 03:05 PM
Sep 2025

onto Joe Average and his Facebook account. I'm starting to suspect a heady amount of manufactured naivety in this regard.

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