Nico Perrino (@nicoperrino) 's Twitter Profile
Nico Perrino

@nicoperrino

Executive Vice President @theFIREorg. Co-Director & Senior Producer @Mighty_Ira_Doc. Host of @freespeechtalk. Opinions my own.

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Brad Polumbo 🇺🇸⚽️ (@brad_polumbo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Um, yes, it literally does include that. You cannot force people to verbally affirm your belief system without violating their basic human rights.

Orin Kerr (@orinkerr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Justice Scalia on what makes American government the best: Our Constitution separates powers to "prevent the centralization of power in one person, or one party." In other countries, where power is centralized in one person, "the game is over" for rights. youtube.com/watch?v=Ggz_gd…

Adam Klasfeld (@klasfeldreports) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Another federal judge STRIKES DOWN Trump's order targeting a law firm for political retribution — this time, using exclamation marks twice in the introduction to emphasize that the executive order is against the Founding Fathers' vision. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

Another federal judge STRIKES DOWN Trump's order targeting a law firm for political retribution — this time, using exclamation marks twice in the introduction to emphasize that the executive order is against the Founding Fathers' vision. 

Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
Nico Perrino (@nicoperrino) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The middle school in this case permitted and encouraged students to publicly express the view that there are more than two genders. But when L.M. wore a shirt to school that expressed a contrary view — "There Are Only Two Genders" — he was censored and barred from class. When

Adam Steinbaugh (@adamsteinbaugh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yikes -- Illinois man posts a joke about the sketchy background of the mayor of Riverview, Missouri. So the Mayor *subpoenas* him, ordering him to come down to City Hall to testify about "Cyber Bullying" and "Defamation" of officials.

Yikes -- Illinois man posts a joke about the sketchy background of the mayor of Riverview, Missouri. 

So the Mayor *subpoenas* him, ordering him to come down to City Hall to testify about "Cyber Bullying" and "Defamation" of officials.
Nico Perrino (@nicoperrino) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Globalized censorship is a problem. Foreign governments indeed try to leverage local laws to censor Americans exercising their First Amendment rights at home. Last year, we intervened when Australia tried to force X to take down content globally — not just within Australia.

Garry Kasparov (@kasparov63) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There's no freedom without free speech. I'm talking about that most important right with my friend Greg Lukianoff of FIRE and Renew Democracy Initiative's Uriel Epshtein today (28 May) at 5pm ET! Want to tune in? See how below.

There's no freedom without free speech. I'm talking about that most important right with my friend <a href="/glukianoff/">Greg Lukianoff</a> of <a href="/TheFIREorg/">FIRE</a> and <a href="/Renew_Democracy/">Renew Democracy Initiative</a>'s <a href="/UrielEpshtein/">Uriel Epshtein</a> today (28 May) at 5pm ET! Want to tune in? See how below.
Nico Perrino (@nicoperrino) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself." - Thomas Paine, "Dissertation on First Principles of Government" (1795)

"He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself."

- Thomas Paine, "Dissertation on First Principles of Government" (1795)
Steve Stewart-Williams (@stevestuwill) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Car-seat laws may function as contraception. Most cars can’t fit three car seats, so having a third child means buying a much larger, more expensive car… According to one analysis, U.S. car-seat laws saved 57 lives in 2017, but resulted in 8,000 fewer births. [Link below.]

Car-seat laws may function as contraception. Most cars can’t fit three car seats, so having a third child means buying a much larger, more expensive car… According to one analysis, U.S. car-seat laws saved 57 lives in 2017, but resulted in 8,000 fewer births.

[Link below.]
Nico Perrino (@nicoperrino) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Opposing the Obama admin’s 2011 DCL was a decade-long campaign for FIRE. We were vocal and pushy. We cultivated allies across the political spectrum. We ultimately won. Now we are fighting a similar battle with the Trump admin over its weaponization of Title VI to undermine

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JBoneHoghead I can see of no surer way for a nation to commit suicide than to abandon the consistent application of its founding principles at the altar of political expediency.