Today, we filed suit with @GellerLawyers on behalf of @julibriskman, an American who exercised her free speech right to criticize the President and was punished for it. Read more here. https://protectdemocracy.org/briskman-v-akima/ …
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A victory for
@julibriskman would be a victory for our democracy. Autocratic capture is real and government contractors should not be allowed to curry favor from the government by firing employees who dissent.https://protectdemocracy.org/briskman-v-akima/autocratic-capture-threatens-democracy/ …Show this thread -
It’s called “autocratic capture” he said. And it happens in countries like Turkey, Russia, Egypt, Hungary, and Thailand, where the private sector helps silence dissent because it’s good for business, Kistler said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-woman-who-got-fired-for-flipping-off-president-trump-just-sued-her-former-employer/2018/04/04/64c7376c-3840-11e8-acd5-35eac230e514_story.html?utm_term=.1d2f3ed7bb00 …
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Leading constitutional scholar
@tribelaw "The Constitution’s Framers added the First Amendment to protect freedom of speech and expression from government censorship and suppression... " Full quote:pic.twitter.com/4SIJh3f5GW
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Harvard scholar Ben Sachs: https://protectdemocracy.org/briskman-v-akima/statements-from-experts/ …pic.twitter.com/I1QIeYF5L7
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What happened to
@julibriskman is similar to what@adamdavidson described last week and what we call "autocratic capture"https://twitter.com/adamdavidson/status/980070648688119808 …Show this thread -
Another scholar,
@BarnardCollege's Sheri Berman, said: “Autocrats in the twenty-first century do not need to rely on the heavy hand of the censor or the knock of the secret police to silence dissenters.... " Full quote:pic.twitter.com/ka3Wk7FtTE
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One of our academic advisors, Harvard Scholar Steven Levitsky, said, “Pressuring companies to silence dissenting employees is an established practice among authoritarians across the world.”https://protectdemocracy.org/briskman-v-akima/statements-from-experts/ …
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"The "autocratic capture" of the private sector threatens the free-speech rights and financial security of those who speak out," the lawsuit says.https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Woman-Fired-for-Flipping-Off-Trump-Sues-Ex-Employer-478827943.html …
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We filed suit with
@GellerLawyers on behalf of@julibriskman.Today, she explains why this case is about so much than more suing her former employerhttps://wapo.st/2GBOKIt?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.27191aeb5723 …Show this thread -
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@julibriskman’s explains why she is fighting to protect the basic principles upon which our democracy was built. We are proud to represent her alongside@GellerLawyershttps://wapo.st/2GBOKIt?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.27191aeb5723 …Show this thread -
Watch
@julibriskman video "This isn't Egypt. I shouldn't have been fired for flipping off the president."https://wapo.st/2GBOKIt?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.27191aeb5723 …Show this thread -
“Autocratic capture is not new to the world, but it is new to this country, and it is up to all of us to keep it from taking root.”
@julibriskman in on what her case means for the future of our democracyhttps://wapo.st/2GBOKIt?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.27191aeb5723 …Show this thread -
“If Americans can only keep their jobs when they praise the president, then that freedom is lost. And once the freedom to speak is lost, then rest of our constitutional rights will not be far behind.”
@julibriskman in the@washingtonposthttps://wapo.st/2GBOKIt?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.27191aeb5723 …Show this thread -
Watch
@julibriskman video "This isn't Egypt. I shouldn't have been fired for flipping off the president."https://youtu.be/JgvCAEfoLMMShow this thread
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