The way parties work is characteristic of the blurry lines between the public and private sectors within our system. The DNC and RNC are themselves private, but they get members in both elected and appointed government positions.

While serving as the head of the DNC, Debbie "Wash Yo Ass Schultz" is a private citizen. Is it a 1A violation if she asks Twitter to censor something? What if she does it at the request of Dems in the government? If she does it to benefit Dems in government, does it matter if she were asked or not? Does her reasoning matter at all given the nature of political parties? It is this sort of blurriness that French is weaseling around.

Another problem is if Twitter censors without involving the DNC. Their shared worldview means they will do so in many cases even if not told. This highlights a hole in our current free speech protections. They aren't good at protecting from censorship as a result of privatizing the public square.

The way parties work is characteristic of the blurry lines between the public and private sectors within our system. The DNC and RNC are themselves private, but they get members in both elected and appointed government positions.

While serving as the head of the DNC, Debbie "Wash Yo Ass Schultz" is a private citizen. Is it a 1A violation if she asks Twitter to censor something? What if she does it at the request of Dems in the government? If she does it to benefit Dems in government, does it matter if she were asked or not? Does her reasoning matter at all given the nature of political parties? It is this sort of blurriness that French is weaseling around.

Another problem is if Twitter censors without involving the DNC. Their shared worldview means they will do so in many cases even if not told. This highlights a whole in our current free speech protections. They aren't good at protecting from censorship as a result of privatizing the public square.