FLORIDA - SENATOR RICK SCOTT FIGHTING TO PROTECT U.S. CONSTITUTION

 

In Case You Missed It! U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is Fighting to Protect Free Speech and Individual Liberties

As Governor of Florida and now U.S. Senator, Rick Scott has fought tirelessly to protect free speech and uphold the values of the U.S. Constitution. As the Left works to discredit everything our Founding Fathers held dear, Senator Scott is working to ensure every family has the opportunity to live in a free country with unlimited potential to achieve their American dream. Read more on his efforts to protect the American dream below.

Sen. Rick Scott, Commerce Committee Vote to Subpoena Big Tech CEOs This month, Senator Rick Scott and his colleagues on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted to subpoena the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook, and Alphabet Inc., Google to be witnesses at a Committee hearing on censorship. Senator Rick Scott said, “It’s no secret that tech companies have a history of unfairly censoring conservatives. Facebook is targeting conservative ads and putting ‘false information’ warnings on them based on information from known liberal media groups, like PolitiFact. This is about free speech, as protected by our Constitution. These companies are censoring free speech, and are picking and choosing which viewpoints are allowed on their platform. If they are going to act like publishers, and not a social media platform, they should be treated as such. We have to hold these companies accountable and protect the rights of Americans, and I’m glad we will have the opportunity to hear directly from these CEOs as to why they give terrorists like Maduro and the Ayatollah a platform, but censor Leader McConnell." Click here to watch Senator Scott’s remarks at the Commerce Committee.

Senator Rick Scott Joins Colleagues in Amicus Brief Supporting Religious Freedom in Nation’s Capital This month, Senator Rick Scott joined Senator Roger Wicker and colleagues in filing an amicus brief supporting Capitol Hill Baptist Church’s lawsuit against the Mayor of Washington, D.C., Muriel Bowser. Mayor Bowser has permitted and participated in several mass protests in recent months, several of which involved thousands of individuals and a lack of social distancing in violation of the Mayor’s own COVID-19 orders. However, the District has categorically refused to grant a waiver of the Mayor’s COVID-19 restrictions for a religious gathering of more than 100 individuals, despite the church’s proposal to conduct its services outdoors with strict adherence to social distancing and face mask protocols. The Senators argue that the selective enforcement of the District’s rules violates the church’s First Amendment rights and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Read more from Senator Wicker’s office HERE.

Senator Rick Scott on Hugh Hewitt Show: Social Media Platforms Will ‘Lose Their Immunity if They Don’t Change’ Senator Rick Scott spoke with Host Hugh Hewitt about the consequences large social media platforms will face if they continue to censor conservative sites. Listen to Senator Rick Scott’s full interview HERE.