Can’t see why. The government isn’t telling them what they can’t say, only barring them from listening to the administration first hand.
But no worries! The blatant 1st violations will be along soon enough. The notion of free speech is too sacred to us Americans to trash right up from, takes some time.
It’s not a free speech issue it’s a free press issue:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The press is called out separately on purpose.
Of course, actually it states congress, but the supreme Court has ruled that it applies to all members of the government, and so thanks to common law, it would apply here.
This is a pretty open and shut first amendment violation, no?
Can’t see why. The government isn’t telling them what they can’t say, only barring them from listening to the administration first hand.
But no worries! The blatant 1st violations will be along soon enough. The notion of free speech is too sacred to us Americans to trash right up from, takes some time.
It’s not a free speech issue it’s a free press issue:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The press is called out separately on purpose.
Of course, actually it states congress, but the supreme Court has ruled that it applies to all members of the government, and so thanks to common law, it would apply here.
They are effectively telling them what they can and cannot say by punishing them for not saying the thing the admin wants them to say.
I believe it could cause a chilling effect … By actually icing them down.
And what if it is?, you can just add it to the list I guess, it chances nothing