Brad Smith
@CommishSmith
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Father, law professor, former FEC Commissioner, Chairman Institute for Free Speech @InstFreeSpeech, lover of liberty & dogs, evidence-based, #freespeech,
Ohio, USA
Joined September 2009
I don’t think Graham Plaetner is a Nazi. I have zero sympathy for him or the Democratic Party that wants to nominate him for senate. The hysteria that goes around comes around.
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I’ve been emphasizing for years that election conspiracy theories are not confined to the GOP.
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Nothing better illustrates the lack of seriousness in American politics than the brouhaha over the White House renovations. I’ve seen lots of stupid political controversies over the years, but this is as stupid as it gets.
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As NY prepares to elect a socialist mayor, major economic interests in the city are forced to sit on the sidelines. Daniel Shuchman and I have this piece in the weekend edition of the WSJ. Free Jamie Dimon (and His Employees) https://t.co/Hig9nhm7nS via @WSJopinion
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The SEC’s ‘pay to play’ rule is an unconstitutional infringement on the right to participate in politics.
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If A hates B, but does nothing to harm B, is it a crime? If A is indifferent to B, but assaults B, is that a crime? Once you answer these questions, it is obvious that “hate crimes” and enhanced penalties are crimes of thought and speech, and should be ruled unconstitutional.
"According to the attorney general’s memorandum, the fact that Lufkin 'repeatedly referred to S.K. as a man, even after police told Defendant that S.K. was a woman' is part of the evidence against him in the hate-crime charge."
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My social media feeds are packed, every day, with Democratic talking points on the shutdown. I see virtually nothing from Republicans.
A new poll shows Americans blame Trump and Republicans over Democrats for the shutdown 53%-37%. (Independents blame Trump by a nearly 3-to-1 margin, 58%-21%.). People aren’t dumb. https://t.co/MFh6nr6bhZ
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Our friends @unitedForPrivacy have this interesting program tomorrow, including @InstFreeSpeech Research Director @KnowlesGardner , the nation’s lead expert on the history of seminal privacy case, NAACP v Alabama.
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The left can't seem to decide if the Founders were a bunch of powerful, wealthy, conservative, racist, white guys rebelling in order to preserve the corrupt status quo, or a bunch of lefties battling against privilege and power.
Conservatives will never admit this but it is true. The founding fathers were the radical leftists of their time. The way the average con feels about crazy leftist transgender activists today is the way the average con of the 1700s felt about American Revolutionists.
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Democrats don't champion the same message because they support giving all that power to the executive--just not *this* executive. They were happy when Biden ignored the law; when Obama proclaimed "pen and a phone" governance; etc. They've loved a big exec since Wilson. @conor64
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Well, it's true that few things are more convincing than a 19-year old ranting about Trump and calling legislators names.
More strong words from community members and voters, including this 19-year-old college student who came to Raleigh today urging lawmakers to not pass the redrawn Congressional map that gives Republicans another seat. #ncpol @WNCN @Queen_City_News @wnct9
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How embarrassing to have members of Congress who don't understand the filibuster, or who aren't paying enough attention to grasp that every Republican voted to end the shutdown, but over 90% of Democrats voted to keep it going. Or is it that they think we're all stupid?
Today is Day 20 of the Republican shutdown. Your regular reminders: 1. Republicans control the White House, Senate and House. 2. GOP making deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA. 3. Democrats are fighting to lower costs, cancel the cuts and save healthcare for Americans.
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If you doubted that @BulwarkOnline had lost all perspective, this article should settle the matter. It declares that the GOP "mirrors the worst authoritarian regimes of the last one hundred years," . Yes sir! Right up there with Nazi Germany, Castro, Mao, Stalin, East Germany .
A fascinating piece about life as an in-the-trenches GOP operative in the Trump era and the compromises you have to make. Almost all are now fully bought in. But some remain concerned. This one decided he had enough. https://t.co/tT1obwXdTP
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Congratulations to the plaintiffs, the public, and our legal team @InstFreeSpeech , led by @brettnolan , which represented the plaintiffs.
🚨Breaking: Federal Court Blocks Minnesota’s Vendor-Disclosure Law in Victory for Free Speech @BenCDorr
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I'd like to think that most "No Kings" protestors went home last night and thought, "My Gosh, what have we done, giving government so much power." Unfortunately, I suspect most went home and thought, "My Gosh, I hate Trump. We must get all that power back in my party's hands."
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How many of these countries have monarchs? Asking for a friend.
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Sounds like @stuartpstevens is calling explicitly for armed resistance to the federal government, under the leadership of state officials.
On this No Kings day, many Americans are asking what can be done to fight back against an authoritarian regime. The Founding Fathers thought about this a lot and wrote about state militias six times in the Constitution. Under current law, 25 states, including California, New
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