Not As Clear a Separation as You Might Think

Sen. Marsha Blackburn is urging the DOJ to investigate Google for possible suppression of Free Speech, based on political viewpoint.

Your initial thought might be, They're a private company, so this is not gonna fly.

But, then, somewhere in the part-Neanderthal brain that your cunning Euro-descended blogger possesses, I had a slight memory of case law that was decided differently.

And, I was right. According the the respected and venerable ACLU (I kid, I kid), in CA, shopping malls are fair game. They may impose some restrictions that affect ALL who seek to demonstrate or speak freely, but the general rule is, yes, you may engage in Free Speech activities.

Watch later this summer (like, when it gets hot and uncomfortable to march around in the heat) for this to be exploited by BLM and their allies.

Otherwise, any activity will mostly be after darkness falls, and the burning sun is no longer sapping the poor, misunderstood youts's strength. And, when the cover of darkness provides some protection against gettin' busted for vandalism/theft/assault.

So, to re-cap:

There is precedent for putting some oversight on private companies' restriction of Constitutionally-guaranteed rights. Barr can take that precedent, and run it right up Google's a$$.

Game ON!