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Jeff Van Drew: I thank Mr. Buck for doing this and putting this together. Blatant attacks on conservative speech are truly nothing new.…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2023
I thank Mr. Buck for doing this and putting this together. Blatant attacks on conservative speech are truly nothing new. First, the left and Big Tech removed a sitting President from social media platforms. Imagine that: a sitting President removed. Then Big Tech companies deemed conservative views on COVID ``misinformation'' and removed sitting Members of Congress from Twitter. Then these same Big Tech companies deemed the Hunter Biden story ``misinformation'' and wiped any mention of it from their platforms. Yet, Democrats can freely post that former President Trump was involved in Russian collusion, despite that being proven a lie. Democrats in Congress can tweet anti-Semitic rhetoric with no repercussions from Big Tech or even their own party. It is unbelievable. When an outsider of politics came in and took over Twitter, thank God, Democrats knew they were in a little bit of trouble. They did everything possible to stop the overhaul of the platform, which desperately needed to be done. It is because they knew our government was involved in censoring Americans, censoring American free speech. Our First Amendment is unequivocally the most important right afforded to us, the most important right given to us, from our forefathers. It is a blessing from God. We teach our children to have a voice. We teach them to stand up for what they believe in. Yet, this trend being perpetuated by the left that differing viewpoints should be censored cannot stand.…
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Jeff Van Drew
Republican · New Jersey
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Jan 31, 2023

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