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No, Trumpers, Twitter Banning Your President Does Not Infringe on Free Speech

A brief touch up on the First Amendment of the United States Constitution

Shawn Laib
2 min readJan 9, 2021
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Here is the definition of Freedom of Speech protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution according to Cornell Law School:

Freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The right to freedom of speech allows individuals to express themselves without government interference or regulation.

When President Donald Trump’s personal Twitter account was taken off the web on Friday afternoon, a rush of conservative voices led the charge in saying that it was a violation of his right to free speech. They claimed that if the President was being censored, then everyone will receive the ax eventually.

Big Tech is out to get me. Big Brother is taking over. 2 + 2 =5.

Donald Jr. quickly made a website dedicated to following him in the case that he is the next to go, because the Trumps do nothing better than victimizing themselves and their cult.

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Shawn Laib
Shawn Laib

Written by Shawn Laib

University of Washington Class of 2020 in English Literature and fan of video games and basketball. Twitter: @LaibShawn

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