We like to look down our noses at Great Britain these days for Kier Starmer's policy of throwing people in prison for 'mean tweets.' And we should look down on them for that. It is anathema to free speech.
But we should always remember that we are this close to the same thing happening here if Democrats are ever in power again. And we need look no further than Douglass Mackey for evidence.
In 2023, Mackey was convicted and sentenced to seven months in prison for a meme he made about the 2016 election. His graphic, obviously a parody, indicated that people could vote for Hillary Clinton via text. Clinton herself hilariously tried to blame her loss on Mackey, instead of recognizing the fact that American voters simply hate her.
But today, we received great news from Mackey himself. The U.S. Second Court of Appeals has overturned his conviction and instructed the lower court to dismiss all charges against him.
BREAKING: THE SECOND CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HAS THROWN OUT MY CONVICTION FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE
— Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) July 9, 2025
THE CASE HAS BEEN REMANDED TO THE DISTRICT COURT WITH ORDERS TO IMMEDIATELY DISMISS
HALLELUJAH!
Hallelujah indeed. Not only should Mackey never have been convicted, charges never should have been brought against him in the first place.
But that was America under Joe Biden and the Democrats.
It is not America any longer, thank God.
Mackey shared some more details in replies to his tweet.
Praise God
— Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) July 9, 2025
UNANIMOUS DECISION by both Republican and Democrat judges
— Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) July 9, 2025
— Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) July 9, 2025
The court decision above is 41 pages long, and debunks that Mackey was part of a 'conspiracy.'
Here is the conclusion:
A Section 241 conviction requires proof that the defendant knowingly entered into an unlawful agreement. Here, no 'rational trier of fact could have found the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.' Jackson, 443 U.S. at 319. For these reasons, we REVERSE Mackey’s conviction and REMAND the case to the district court with instructions to enter a judgment of acquittal.
Mackey added one more relevant post in his replies:
Now we sue
— Douglass Mackey (@DougMackeyCase) July 9, 2025
BOOM.
We hope he does.
YES YES YES YES!
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) July 9, 2025
This is the guy convicted of conspiracy to deprieve people of voting because he posted and retweeted text to vote memes.
It is insane this case was ever brought in the first place. https://t.co/4XzTqZG5n7
It’s highly unusual to get a jury verdict overturned on appeal because there was ‘no evidence.’ Means the Second Circuit thought this case shouldn’t have been brought, was a total miscarriage of Justice. So now DOJ should dig and figure out who ordered it - heads should roll. https://t.co/UOkZ02M8o3
— FischerKing (@FischerKing64) July 9, 2025
Heads absolutely need to roll. This vengeful, censorious type of prosecution cannot take place in America.
Congratulations brother! Now DOJ needs to fire every prosecutor who worked on your case
— Pericles (@PerryALPHA) July 9, 2025
Across X, everyone (meme makers in particular) congratulated Mackey on his victory.
Mackey rn https://t.co/mE9sjr2mld pic.twitter.com/mhp2UFpG0e
— Dadmode Rick (@HoodlumRiku) July 9, 2025
Congratulations Patriot! pic.twitter.com/SqaGvJtC9N
— The Columbia Bugle 🇺🇸 (@ColumbiaBugle) July 9, 2025
https://t.co/S1uOvcuGwt pic.twitter.com/TAppcDP4kY
— Jim Burns (@JimBurns525) July 9, 2025
WILD THING https://t.co/0t5VcfntSp pic.twitter.com/Y9RqIw2STx
— cool wine aunt (@femacampaunt) July 9, 2025
Mackey's old Twitter handle was @TheRickyVaughn, so there were plenty of references to Charlie Sheen's character in Major League.
TIME TO SUE!!! pic.twitter.com/WaaP9bqDVn
— Brenden Dilley (@WarlordDilley) July 9, 2025
There is zero question that Mackey was targeted for prosecution by the last administration as a political enemy.
They also wanted to make an example of him to try to shut the rest of us up.
Douglass Mackey announced his conviction was thrown out for "lack of evidence." @RobMcGravytrain and I previously covered his sentencing and how the Biden admin targeted him for @DailyCaller https://t.co/wmElcQ6bFY pic.twitter.com/WNnjocyhD1
— Eireann (Erin) Van Natta🇺🇸 (@evannatta1776) July 9, 2025
There were plenty of left-wing accounts on X who posted similar memes as Mackey did, except that they were trying to fool Trump voters. Jimmy Kimmel even tried to do it on his late-night show in 2024.
Of course, the Biden DOJ didn't touch any of those people.
Huge W
— Auron MacIntyre (@AuronMacintyre) July 9, 2025
The amount of injustice Doug has endured is insane https://t.co/MtGH8gTvYV
It was insane, and it is also a reminder for all Americans how thin the line is between us and Great Britain.
The last Democrat vice presidential candidate, Tim Walz, openly announced that he didn't believe in the First Amendment.
America dodged a bullet by kicking him and Kamala Harris to the curb, but most Democrats today feel the same way he does.
Americans should never vote for any of them again.
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