ANALYSIS – As many Americans shudder at Big Tech social media platforms’ censoring everything from legitimate news stories to innocent comments, many have argued that they are private companies. As long as the government doesn’t censor – it is ok.
Well, ignoring the fact that there is a very good argument that Big Tech is often – at least seemingly – colluding with some in government to censor dissenting views, the government now is also doing it as well.
Welcome to the dangerous, unconstitutional, and Orwellian world of the federal government combatting ‘disinformation’ and ‘election interference.’
Last week the Justice Department’s (DOJ) Office of Public Affairs released an announcement: “Social Media Influencer Charged with Election Interference Stemming from Voter Disinformation Campaign,” read the headline of a press release from the DOJ’s Eastern District of New York.
The DOJ press release explained:
A Florida man was arrested this morning on charges of conspiring with others in advance of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election to use various social media platforms to disseminate misinformation designed to deprive individuals of their constitutional right to vote.
However, as Daniel Horowitz notes, this is not a case of actual voter fraud or election tampering, it is a case of someone sending satirical election-related memes. Horowitz asks:
Did this guy throw out ballots or engage in mail-in fraud like endless witnesses said in sworn affidavits and in testimony before legislatures? No, the DOJ is not interested in tangible fraud that involves an action; in fact, it is investigating any DOJ official who might have sought to investigate such fraud. It only prosecutes speech.
Horowitz continues: “After several paragraphs of DOJ officials bloviating about constitutional rights to vote, they finally announced his crime.” DOJ said:
As alleged in the complaint, between September 2016 and November 2016, in the lead up to the Nov. 8, 2016, U.S. Presidential Election, Mackey conspired with others to use social media platforms, including Twitter, to disseminate fraudulent messages designed to encourage supporters of one of the presidential candidates (the “Candidate”) to “vote” via text message or social media, a legally invalid method of voting.
This sounds vague and idiotic enough, but what were the specifics? And how was this fraud? DOJ explains in embarrassing detail:
For example, on Nov. 1, 2016, Mackey allegedly tweeted an image that featured an African American woman standing in front of an “African Americans for [the Candidate]” sign. The image included the following text: “Avoid the Line. Vote from Home. Text ‘[Candidate’s first name]’ to 59925[.] Vote for [the Candidate] and be a part of history.” The fine print at the bottom of the image stated: “Must be 18 or older to vote. One vote per person. Must be a legal citizen of the United States. Voting by text not available in Guam, Puerto Rico, Alaska or Hawaii. Paid for by [Candidate] for President 2016.”
As Horowitz notes:
Folks, this is very scary. No, not the alleged crime, but that the feds are going after such behavior while ignoring sworn allegations of mass fraud. While what is alleged appears to be mean and spiteful, at the end of the day, there is no way to actually steal a vote with this subterfuge. Not unless someone thought that, based on a random internet tweet, they could vote via text, and without verifying anything thereafter, would have sent their text and then stayed home. By this standard, every governor who violated election law and actually facilitated the casting of ballots not pursuant to law should be in jail.
We are now witnessing the beginning of a very slippery slope for the government to prosecute people for saying anything that the government believes is harmful.
Moving forward, as Horowitz rightly argues, it is not that hard to envision an FBI agent knocking on your door and saying, “You just wrote information telling people masks don’t work and to stop wearing them. You are engaging in fraud and are an accessory to murder.”
They’re going to be very busy going from house to house to house.
Every one thinks the election was stolen the more they crack down on people for taking about it just let’s the peaple know it’s stolen all you have to do is look at all the military in Washington that tell you a coup
Why would you need protection; unless you know that you have done something wrong and half of the country is coming for you???? Let’s go back into history: Mussolini? What happened to him? You Democrats need to meet the same fate.
I think it would be great if a number of you were hanged in the public square to fortify that there is EQUAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA. So many of you should just be executed. You socialist pigs. Pelosi; Shumer;l I hope y9u meet you justice,.
Yes
Why aren’t all of these election officials, of many states, actually brought under oath to testify of what happened in their states????? How are their bank accounts NOW? Can’t anyone, that is honest, to start following the money???? I hope all of you die under circumstantial-don’t know. Their families will make you divulge everything.
I agree with that !!
They need to hang the illegal aliens that voted in the last election. Hang them on live TV by the neck until dead.
Is this the rise of the Waffen SS in the United States of America?
Waffen SS? More likely SA or Gestapo. And evil is becoming banal.
Keep writing, Mr. Crespo. I look for your posts, considering them like a “weather report” of what is to come in the days ahead.
Why is this site connected and connecting to twitter and FB!!!!
GAB
DEMAND ONE DAY ELECTIONS VOTE counted on site before 10pm
That is a great question. This is suppose to be a safe place for conservatives. We all know that Facebook and Twitter are not conservative friendly. I understand that they want to get their word out to everyone they can, but come on, you don’t connect or link your website to the BIG TECH that is working to sqash our rights and silence the people. By linking to them, you are giving them power, giving them vindication even. If we want them stopped, we have to shut them out, shut them down. Not keep them connected.
Great question!
Come on People, the New Demorat run DOJ has nothing better to do than try to prosecute a person for a meme about the 2016 election?? What are now living under CCP rules. Absolutely stupid. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇲
surprise surprise surprise, would accomplish more piss *ing in the wind.
I guess the American government has truly turned Communist, I can see no other reason for anything like this happening. We must be under a dictatorship to have the police doing these kinds of arrests. Just think about brother and sisters having to arrest their own relatives when free speech goes away. This is Biden your president, not mine, doing this stuff, I hope you whining teenagers and millennial’s are happy, with your voting for promises, you will never get.
When is Creepy Dementia, Beijing Joe going to declare Marshal Law to make sure conservatives don’t try to overthrow the government? Ridiculous!!
The feds are bought by the communists in government!!! Shame on all who think our country is going to do better under the twit they voted for. Hey feds, there was election fraud done by democrat democrats at the polls and dominion voting machines. Since what they did is unconstitutional, the doj needs to overturn the election. It’s doable!!!!
Would that the upper echelon of the FBI restrained itself from speaking more than four years ago. Don’t further unburnish your reputation, boys.
Yet another example of how seriously under siege is the first amendment. I fear for the future America in which my grandchildren will live.
The Demon Rats are the biggest treat to our country. We have Freedom in this country to speak as we like. So the FBI can go arrest the Demon rats that are causing the problems.
Dementia Joe Storm Troopers.
Against the LAW! Better get ready for lawsuits!!!!
All the proof was shown of election interference on National TV yesterday on OANN ..by Mike Lindell….satellite and cyberspace capabilities from our military caught it all…where it started and where it was sent to……this was the biggest Cyber ATTACK IN HISTORY!
6.1.2021 – unser Reichstagfeuer?
Just asking, there are starting to be a lot of parallels.
WHAT WE ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE FBI———— AS FAR AS I’M CONCERN THE YARE IN DEEP TROUBLE AND BETTER START CHANGING THEIR TUNE OR THEY MAY BE THE NEXT ONES ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AND GETTING RID OF THE COMMIES IN THAT DEPT. WE ALL KNOW WHAT YOU DID ——- CLEAN HOUSE TO THE PATRIOTS IN THAT UNIT. YO KNOW WHO THE GUILTY ONES ARE LIKE CHRIS WRAY!!!!
Start printing the names or ALL of you so-called censor shipmen/women. Let’s see how you like the repercussions. BLM & Antifa do not like you now that you are not supporting them. They are angry because you Democrats used them. These organizations are not stupid. They are well organized, paid for, and if they want your name, they will get it. Is your life worth the money you have been paid? You all don’t realize that the money that you have already taken makes you expendable. Good luck with that. You guys are so stupid. Anyone, at this time, that knows anything is expendable. You will meet an unexpected death.
Yep, like the two senior police officers in WDC.
Time to defund DOJ
FBI =KGB =JDL =NAZI =PLO=BLM=KKK =NBA=NFL=DOJ=IRS=CIA=GOP=CCP >> WHICH OF THESE WOULD YOU BE A MEMBER OF OR A SUPPORTER OF ??
here we go again: Who actually are you that limits our speach?
White peoples fault.
I want to know your names of you which restrict anyone’s speech. To a bunch of people out there thinking they are safe. I know more than you think and I have documentation of all. You all should know, that in the Democrat sense, you are all expendable.
Including you.
The Stali is back.
Correction: The Stazi is back.
Federal Bureau of (frickking-corrupt) Idiots, need’s disbanding…part of the ‘Deep-state’ swamp!
Hang onto your ass communist is here and your rights are about to end as the DOJ and their secret police will be at your door step to force you to think and behave the way they want you to.
I have lost total respect for the FBI after their involvement in the 2016 election for Hillary the Hag and the Dems so this show how far the these DC control freaks have fallen.
Please come to my house. I’m old, in declining health and I would so love to go out in a blaze of glory.
YOU MEAN WRAY IS NOW GOING TO ” ARREST AMERICANS” FOR FREE SPEECH ON THE TYPED RANTS ON THE COMPUTERS IN OUR HOMES? HOPE THEY HAVE PROPER PROTECTION AS THIS IS NOT RUSSIA, CHINA, IRAN ETC. FOR SURE! TRUMP SHOULD HAVE FIRED THIS DEEP STATE IDIOT WHEN HE THOUGHT OF DOING IT!
We know Hillary’s government, Pelosi’s government, and Biden’s government are in control of the FBI. But there is no way they can shut us up. People will just go underground and for an army.
The FBI’s new mission statement:
“Here at the FBI, we wear many hats. Sometimes, we’re the Federal Bureau of Instigation. Given the opportunity, we’re the Federal Bureau of Incineration. We’re also the Federal Bureau of Infiltration. Now, we’re striving to be best as Federal Bureau of Intimidation.
And we’re coming for YOU!”
THIS is why Obama met with them often when her was President. Disgusting person
Here we go. FBI following the Gestapo plan of arresting people who have different views on a topic. Remember Hitler Burning Books. He did not different thought and the right people in Germany. So the arrest came Jews went to the gas chambers, along with other unwanted groups. Sound like the FBI is following the same play book.
THIS IS NOT a freedon anymore and it turnd into a communist crimminal contry i grw up in one of them and i know how it is they do not LET YOU THINK AND DO WHAT YOU KNOW ITS RIGHT THEY FORCE YOU TO DO WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY AND DO AND THIS IS A DICTATORIAN COMMUNIST AGENDA IF YOU DO NOT DO WHAT THEY TELLYOU TO DO THEY WILL BEAT YOU PROSECUTE YOU TAKE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DESTROY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY I BEATEN SO MANY TIMES IN THE COMMUNIST COUNTRY I COME FROM ANS SEXUALY ABUSE BY TMEM BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO BECOME A COMMUNIST MEMBER THEY WILL FRAME YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WITH ALL KIND OF THINGS AND AFER THAT THEY WILL PROSECUTE YOU
We, the American people, are well aware that this election is a fraud. We also know, without further evidence, that it was planned and paid for by the upper echelon of the Democratic party and their connections, those who want to turn us into a Socialistic country. Sometimes, when we feel there is no hope for justice, everything suddenly turns around. I remember Pelosi saying in a brief newscast “Trump will not win, because we won’t let him”. From the mouth of Satan, comes the truth. Fraudulent, paid for, crooked election, from those with no respect for America and what she stands for. Never say never. Justice will uncover everything in due time. Biden will probably be impeached, as there are those working on that right now. In the meantime I say GOD BLESS AMERICA, LAND OF THE FREE AND HOME OF THE BRAVE. We have no room for traitors, liars, cheaters, bought and paid officials. We want a President that is for the people. GOD BLESS TRUMP, OUR REAL PRESIDENT.
The FBI has been crooked for a long while. Remember Cuomo. They are a threat to all Americas freedoms. Should be dissolved!
THE FBI HAS BECOME A JOKE FOR ME THEY HAVE LOST THE MEANING OF ETHICAL AND BEING HONEST.. THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BE NON POLITICAL AND THEY AVE BECOME JUST THAT LEANING TO THE LEFT- THEY NEED TO BE CLEANED OUT ALSO IF WE GET THE CHANCE.!
THE FBI CAN TAKE THEIR PRETEXT AND GO STUFF IT. GLAD J E HOOVER ISN’T ALIVE TH SEE HOW CORRTUPT THE FBI HAS GOTTEN. – YES THEY DO NEED TO BE TAKEN DOWN AND STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN THE THE DIRTY ONES TO FACE JUSTICE
If only Trump had kicked out everyone in the DOJ, FBI, CIA, NIA, and all the other agencies that were against him from day one, an hour after being inaugurated, maybe some of the madness that went on during all four years of his term, some of the things that are going on now could have been averted.
“Mackey conspired with others to use social media platforms, including Twitter, to disseminate fraudulent messages …”
No way for any of the media to even exist under this rule.
They afraid of their own shadow.