"The former secretary of the U.S. Department of State made the bold
Kerry’s remarks came in response to an audience member who asked what the federal government can do to push back against those who call the legitimacy of climate change into question. His response:
The problems posed by the freedom of speech (First Amendment) and freedom of the press, Kerry argued, are unique to democratic systems because there is no singular “truth arbiter.” He suggested that should be the role of the federal government, led by the Democratic Party.
But free speech is not a threat to the public good. Would-be tyrants like Kerry — who want to control everything we do and never face criticism— are a real threat. Listen to this,
“By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation [the United States] will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near” (Testimonies for the Church 5:451).
These are the very people the founders gave us the First Amendment to protect us from."
“You know, there’s a lot of discussion now about how you curb those entities in order to guarantee that you’re going to have some accountability on facts, etcetera,” he said. “But look, if people only go to one source, and the source they go to is sick, and, you know, has an agenda, and they’re putting out disinformation, our First Amendment stands as a major block to be able to just, you know, hammer it out of existence.”
The problems posed by the freedom of speech (First Amendment) and freedom of the press, Kerry argued, are unique to democratic systems because there is no singular “truth arbiter.” He suggested that should be the role of the federal government, led by the Democratic Party.
But free speech is not a threat to the public good. Would-be tyrants like Kerry — who want to control everything we do and never face criticism— are a real threat. Listen to this,
“By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation [the United States] will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near” (Testimonies for the Church 5:451).
These are the very people the founders gave us the First Amendment to protect us from."
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