It’s about time more than one wannabe Marxist has a good old-fashioned smackdown from a common sense judge.
And one of the most deserving targets of such an epic judicial smackdown is none other than Governor Gruesome, otherwise known as Gavin Newsom, of California.
Indeed, Newsom, who has been one of Comrade Kamala’s biggest cheerleaders, has recently learned that he cannot rule like a despot, despite his best efforts to do so ever since he enjoyed nearly unilateral authority during the pandemic.
In perhaps one of his most aggressive attacks on free speech yet, Newsom recently passed a series of laws designed to limit freedom of expression online.
A move that was promptly shut down by Judge John A. Mendez.
“[AB 2839] acts as a hammer instead of a scalpel, serving as a blunt tool that hinders humorous expression and unconstitutionally stifles the free and unfettered exchange of ideas which is so vital to American debate,” Mendez remarked flatly.
Needless to say, Elon Musk, who vehemently opposed Newsom’s latest unconstitutional move, was delighted.
“California’s unconstitutional law infringing on your freedom of speech has been blocked by the court. Yay!” Musk tweeted.
Yay, indeed,
After all, AB 2389 aimed to ban any meme or other obvious satire that illustrates “[a] candidate for any federal, state, or local elected office in California portrayed as doing or saying something that the candidate did not do or say if the content is reasonably likely to harm the reputation or electoral prospects of a candidate.”
Apparently, the bill was motivated by a deepfake swirling about the Internet, which portrayed none other than Comrade Kamala speaking as if she were … well, Kamala, to be frank.
In fact, the deepfake probably sounds more intelligent than she does in most contexts.
“I, Kamala Harris, am your Democrat candidate for president because Joe Biden finally exposed his senility at the debate … I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire. I am both a woman and a person of color. So if you criticize anything I say, you’re both sexist and racist,” the deepfake Kamala brayed.
Rather amusingly, the deepfake’s message is effectively the same as the Democrats’ message, at least these days.
Of course, Comrade Kamala’s cheerleaders did not see it that way.
Mia Ehrenberg, a spokeswoman for the Harris campaign, raged about the “manipulated” content shared by Musk and others, failing to account for the “manipulated” information routinely spread about Trump via the mainstream media.
And that manipulation, unlike parody deepfakes, is presented as the “truth.”
“We believe the American people want the real freedom, opportunity and security Vice President Harris is offering; not the fake, manipulated lies of Elon Musk and Donald Trump,” Ehrenberg sniffed.
Uh huh.
How about a fake, manipulated witch hunt trial every time Trump pulls ahead in the polls?
Which is quite frequent.
Of course, Nitwit Newsom was enraged by the deepfake of Harris, which inspired his ill-informed passage of the bill in the first place.
“Manipulating a voice in an ‘ad’ like this one should be illegal. I’ll be signing a bill in a matter of weeks to make sure it is,” Newsom ranted.
Fortunately, the bill was invalidated by Judge Mendez more quickly than Newsom signed it.
Much to the delight of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), which warned against the dangers of such laws.
“In targeting ‘deceptive’ political content, California’s new law threatens satire, parody, and other First Amendment-protected speech. A.B. 2839 bans sharing “deceptive” digitally modified content about candidates for office for any purpose. That means sharing such content even to criticize it or point out it’s fake could violate the law,” FIRE detailed.
Yup. And “fake” is rather relative, given how much fake information is routinely spread about Trump.
“The law also requires satire and parody to be labeled, like requiring a comedian to preface every joke with an announcement he’s making a joke. That’s not funny – it’s scary. Whatever concerns exist about AI-generated expression, violating the First Amendment isn’t the way to address them,” FIRE continued, highlighting the grave dangers of such a law.
Frankly, it’s insane to allow violent criminals to go free while chasing after comedians sharing obvious parody online.
Almost as if making fun of politicians is a worse crime … much as it is in communist nations.
Fortunately, Mendez ruled in favor of freedom, much to the glee of Musk.
“I checked with renowned world authority, Professor Suggon Deeznutz, and he said parody is legal in America,” Musk tweeted.
Well, for now it is …
Author: Jane Jones
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