Topic: Rule 11

A House hearing on censorship features Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defending the First Amendment as the basis for democracy. Virgin Islands delegate Stacey Plaskett moves to go into executive session, citing alleged anti-Semitic and anti-Asian comments made by Kennedy. The proceedings highlight a sharp divide over whether hateful rhetoric is protected speech or if government intervention constitutes unconstitutional censorship.

Democrats attempted to move a congressional hearing into executive session to prevent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from testifying, citing alleged anti-Semitic and anti-Asian comments. The hearing, focused on the weaponization of federal censorship, saw immediate procedural clashes as members debated whether Kennedy’s previous statements regarding ethnically targeted microbes violated House rules. Kennedy eventually spoke despite repeated interruptions and attempts to censure his testimony before it began.

Guest host Kate Dalley interviews Loy Brunson regarding his landmark case, Brunson v. Adams, which has been docketed by the Supreme Court for conference on January 6th. The lawsuit names 388 defendants, including members of Congress and the Biden administration, for violating their oath of office by refusing to investigate evidence of 2020 election fraud. The case was filed under Rule 11, bypassing lower courts due to its status as a national security emergency.