Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

One of the truths we should tell is that the filibuster was the brainchild of John C Calhoun, a father of the Confederacy, to protect slave states. Doing away with the filibuster is a moral issue, not just a practical one. Check out @AJentleson book as well. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @justicedems: “If Democrats don’t enact significant democratic reforms, multiracial democracy in America will remain under existential t… — PolitiTweet.org

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@ggreenwald I always enjoy the debate & improve from the engagement. Criticism is valid & I welcome it. As I say, being a member of Congress is being in the. 00001 percent of privilege in humanity. We should be criticized & challenged. You do it respectfully & I never take it personally. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ggreenwald These are contextual decisions that a court ultimately should make but in absence private businesses and citizens can. Most people believe that there is far more unchecked advocacy for organized violence on Parler than FB/Twitter. They advertise themselves as unregulated!! — PolitiTweet.org

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@ggreenwald Here I agree with you in not rushing to pass new laws. But the reform I am calling for in terms of having social media companies remove speech plotting and organizing violence on a court order and enforcing those terms of service seem to me reasonable and not a rush to judgment. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ggreenwald I do think we need reforms of FB and YouTube including consent before gathering data, disclosure of algorithmic amplification, enforcement of standards on inciting violent speech, court orders to remove speech illegal under Brandenburg — PolitiTweet.org

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@ggreenwald FB does not have clean hands but has terms of service prohibiting speech inciting violence & an oversight board to enforce. Parler has refused to draw that line. I hope they will. I believe we need alternative social media sites —just not ones w/ boundary re violence. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ggreenwald It applies to any speech that incites imminent violence which is illegal under Brandenburg. I am simply asking that platforms remove illegal speech. And we do need to amend the law so that social media companies remove illegal content on a court order. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ggreenwald Our jurisprudence has never protected speech used to plan mass killings or speech that is a true threat. Which serious democratic thinker -Mill, Habermas, Rawls, Taylor, anyone else? —would defend speech inciting imminent violence as necessary for democratic deliberation? — PolitiTweet.org

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@ggreenwald Parler can still be downloaded off the web or through side loading on Google. And they will find an alternative web hosting service. If they commit to take down active plotting of assassinations and armed attacks, then I would stand up to protect their free speech rights. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ggreenwald We need legal reform to require social media companies to take down speech that is illegal under Brandenburg and incites violence contingent on a court order. Until we have that law, I think tech companies should enforce their terms of service when it comes to violent speech. — PolitiTweet.org

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@ggreenwald Thread: I have no problem with conservative or right wing speech and stood up for its protection on Hunter Biden emails. But under Brandenburg imminent incitement to violence and planning assassinations are not protected speech. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is one of the most brilliant pieces I have read on our times. Almost every sentence is filled with insight and beautifully written. I hope every lawmaker reads it. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @renewmvmt: We’re launching an unprecedented campaign for racial, economic, and climate justice in every New England state. We need you… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SAforBiden: From the General Election to the Georgia Special Election, a huge thank you to EVERYONE that helped make this happen. #Sout… — PolitiTweet.org

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This shows why activism matters. Thank you to everyone who spoke out including Amazon employees for climate justice and so many grassroots activists. Amazon listened to us, and this decision will save lives. https://t.co/SbTAy8TOEu — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @guycecil: Reconciliation and healing require truth and accountability. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Evan_Low: Will you denounce the violence one of your members incited, @svgop? This is an elected #Republican official here in Santa Cla… — PolitiTweet.org

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We all know what would have happened if the rioters had been Black or Brown. We need a full investigation into how the police acted during the first breach of the Capitol since 1814. https://t.co/3N1mXxAfgX — PolitiTweet.org

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The Amazon web services acceptable use policy forbids services for "illegal, harmful or fraudulent activities.” It has to enforce the terms of service so it is not engaging in false advertising. Organizing an armed attack on DC constitutes illegal conduct, not protected speech. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @JosephNSanberg: Thank you, @JoeBiden. This is an important step in the right direction: Americans should be earning $15/hr. But the… — PolitiTweet.org

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This is unacceptable. My colleagues were trapped on the Senate floor. The Capitol was ransacked. People died. There needs to be a swift, full investigation into this breakdown and accountability now. https://t.co/T6Msrkhcm4 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @stevenbjohnson: Interesting suggestion from @RoKhanna, moving the debate one layer down in the infrastructure. It's probably the most c… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @RepTimRyan: As chair of the House Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the Capitol Police, I want to offer a few updates on the in… — PolitiTweet.org

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@realpolitijo @seanmdav The courts should decide. And many of the courts currently have R appointees. — PolitiTweet.org

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@seanmdav I am not for censorship in anyway. I have no problem with conservative views being expressed here or on Parler. Surely we can agree that speech inciting imminent violence, whether on the left or right, shouldn’t be protected. — PolitiTweet.org

Ro Khanna @RoKhanna

@davereaboi I appreciate your perspective. I have no problem with free speech and am wary of corporate and government censorship. But surely we can agree that speech that incites imminent violence, whether on the left or right, shouldn’t be protected. That’s Roberts Court jurisprudence. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Markfrankbio My suggestion for voluntary regulation by Amazon/Parler of speech that is inciting violence is because of the absence of a law allowing court orders to remove that speech and the senate urgency of Jan 20th date. I appreciate the complex issues involved. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Markfrankbio Ideally we should have a law requiring tech platforms to take down speech when there is a court order finding it is illegal. That is not the current law given the broad way Section 230 has been construed. And I agree this should be adjudicated in the courts. — PolitiTweet.org

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@mmasnick This is a trade off. But having viral planning and organizing of violence is not something we should have on large platforms. — PolitiTweet.org