Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz believes people shouldn’t be afforded First Amendment protections if they say things the government has deemed “misinformation.”
The Democrat Minnesota governor shared his disdain for free speech during an MSNBC discussion in Dec. 2022, where he proclaimed that people expressing that “mail-in ballots aren’t legal” represented voter intimidation.
“Years ago, it was the little things. Telling people to vote the day after the election, and we kind of brushed them off,” Walz said. “Now we know it’s intimidation at the ballot box. It’s undermining the idea that mail-in ballots aren’t legal. I think we need to push back on this.”
HOLY SH!T
Governor Tim Walz: NO RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH if the government decides it is misinformation or hateful
This man is a dangerous commie pic.twitter.com/hE8xGcRx87
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) August 7, 2024
He went on to say, “There’s no guarantee to free speech on misinformation or hate speech, and especially around our democracy. Tell the truth.”
Of course, if the COVID pandemic taught us anything, it’s that the establishment cannot be trusted to dictate what is and isn’t “misinformation,” and that their covert power-hungry motives guide their censorship efforts.
Walz’s embrace of a crackdown on free speech rightfully rattled conservatives on X, who feared if he and Kamala take office they would set their targets squarely on the Elon Musk-owned free speech platform, with many labeling him a radical far-left Communist.
If these two get into office, they will immediately target X.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 7, 2024
Welp there you have it. Full communist takeover of Kamala Harris steals the election. X will be history.
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) August 7, 2024
Only the government is allowed to use misinformation, right Tim?
— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) August 7, 2024
He is a far left commie who likes horses and tampons.
— Gunther Eagleman
(@GuntherEagleman) August 7, 2024
The Democrat Party has fully embraced Communism.
— Planet Of Memes (@PlanetOfMemes) August 7, 2024
In other words
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— Liberacrat Media
Misinformation experts have a certain leaning which can impact which speech is deemed valid or not.
Risky path to go down.. pic.twitter.com/hrEGRICBNW
— The Rabbit Hole (@TheRabbitHole84) August 7, 2024
Here’s Walz’s full Dec. 29, 2022, interview on MSNBC:
