We all know Democrats don't play by the rules, even when they created said rules in the first place.
Can @ericswalwell do this on an official government account? pic.twitter.com/ZLsXvXHqXS
— Buzz Patterson (@BuzzPatterson) March 23, 2024
Let's take a trip back to 2017 when Trump was sued for blocking critics on Twitter, now X. The lawsuit said, '...the @realDonaldTrump account is a “public forum” under the First Amendment, from which the government may not exclude people based simply on their views.'
Then AOC found herself sued after blocking users, 'Trump is not allowed to block people, will the standards apply equally? Stay tuned to find out!'
'Blocking people on social media — esp as women, typically subjected to an avalanche of hateful and misogynistic speech online — is not a violation of their First Amendment rights," said state Sen. Julia Salazar, D-Brooklyn. "None of us have a constitutional right to use someone's Twitter to abuse them.'
Funny how that works when Trump did it.
Anyway, after a few years of back and forth court battling, the Supreme Court finally announced in March that government officials can't block users, well sometimes. It depends.
One might argue that politicians should err on the side of caution, ignore their egos and make choices that benefit everyone, even if they don't like it themselves.
But we're talking about Eric Swalwell here.
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No but he does it to LOTS of people.
— DR MAGA 🌟 (@Shaykay1717) March 23, 2024
No, he can't. You can press charges and/or sue him and he HAS to unblock you. AOC tried it too and had to unblock.
— American DebunkTHIS.ETH.limo (@csharpner) March 23, 2024
You NEED to press this!
Nope @RepSwalwell you are breaking the law!
— Diana Heard (@PatriotCitzen) March 23, 2024
Oh, like Swalwell cares about 'breaking the law.'
Please.
SCOTUS says you can sue.
— @amuse (@amuse) March 23, 2024
No it was ruled on last week at Supreme Court. You can sue him for this.
— Ken Johnson (@starvedrockcnc3) March 23, 2024
https://t.co/nBpWSNSRXH
— CrystalO #LAVA #OYFE #CutTheCrap (@smithcr01) March 23, 2024
NOPE he cannot
and some people are doing something about those that do... https://t.co/No9XYOS8Kv pic.twitter.com/d07POG8DJ2
You see, the problem here is the citizen must take action against the official in order for the courts to force said official to follow the rules.
Democrats know the average person isn't going to, or can't, take such a lengthy and expensive action. So, they just do what they want, knowing enforcement is more burdensome than ignoring their violations.
Well, except for Buzz Patterson.
.@RepSwalwell please be advised I have been retained by @BuzzPatterson regarding your infringement of Mr. Patterson First Amendment rights on @X.
— CryptoLawyer (@CryptoLawyerz) March 23, 2024
If the block below is not removed by tomorrow, March 24, 2024 at 11:59pm ET, we will have no choice but to pursue legal recourse. https://t.co/CVhTYr6nmI
Oof.
Maybe Swalwell will finally have to experience some professional consequences for his actions for once!
Can you imagine such a thing?
Can't wait to see what happens! STAY TUNED!
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