Separation of Tech, State Takes Its Legislative Form

Every American who values free speech (and that ought to include every American) owes a debt of gratitude to Kentucky Representative James Comer. Representative Comer recently assumed the chairmanship of the House Oversight and Reform Committee. Along with Ohio Representative Jim Jordan who now chairs the House Judiciary Committee, and Washington Representative Cathy McMorris Rogers, who now chairs the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Comer has introduced the “Protecting Speech from Government Interference Act” (HR 140). As the title suggests, the bill protects free speech by preventing government employees from using “… the employee’s official authority or influence to advocate that any third party, including a private entity, take any action to censor any speech.”