IL: Illinois Supreme Court strikes down social media ban for sex offenders

Illinois’ highest court ruled Thursday that it is unconstitutional to ban convicted sex offenders from social media sites.

Conrad Allen Morger was convicted of sexually abusing a minor and sentenced to four years of probation by a court in McLean County. That came with a binding condition he not use specific internet sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

During oral arguments, held in September in Godfrey, Morger’s representative said the ban is a violation of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment fundamental right to freedom of speech. Full Article

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well, it’s fine but it really doesn’t address the social media companies that ban registered citizens, so in my opinion this ruling is a nothing burger.

The ban was instituted long before it became law through back channels and via communications for certain senators. Besos and Gates are Competing for gov contracts of epic proportions. It is important for the big data firms to maintain their benevolence in spite of the guaranteed profit potential. Speech was always in play from the beginning of the electronic blacklists. That the Catholics upheld the use of the database which clearly intends affirmative action that leads directly to restraint burden, not withstanding strict scrutiny. Some folks on the registry ARE NOT sexually motivated aggressor. Duh, it was always far more about the ” machines potential ” than the man’s potential to do harm. Scapegoat for surveillance saints. Children are now being indentured to the machines insatiable need for the commodity known as ” personal identifying information. ”

Remember this people- free men are paid to maintain databases, period. Those forced to pay are bound, to the machine property upkeep. That the Rehnquist court failed the void the plain indenture speaks loudly of less than constitutional reverence by that group. The minority was able to discern the truth of it.

I only have facebook so I can get information on political parties and politicians platforms both local and federal. I guess I have not been “found out” yet as my account is still active.

Anyone of you watched the video Never talk to cops https://youtu.be/d-7o9xYp7eE here is the link. Cops will lie to you and tell lies too a judge.