Advocates for Free Speech to Descend on Washington for Historic Rally on March 18

By Adam Garrie, The Kennedy Beacon

On Monday, March 18, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will begin hearing arguments in an epochal free speech appeal. At stake is whether the government can direct social media companies to censor and suppress speech and expression that is protected by the First Amendment. 

Concurrent with the SCOTUS hearing, beginning at 9 a.m. (EST), Children’s Health Defense (CHD) will hold a rally outside the Supreme Court Building at One First Street, NE, in Washington, DC. Free speech advocates are invited to attend this free public event to send a clear message to jurists and policymakers that your right to free speech should not be infringed by the whims of any administration.

For those unable to attend in person, the event will be streamed live on a number of platforms, including CHD TV, X and Rumble. CHD TV and CHD’s X account will also broadcast live audio of the oral arguments before the Supreme Court. 

Freedom of speech and expression is a multi-generational issue that crosses traditional political and cultural divides due to censorship’s universally chilling effect on all citizens. 

Monday's rally becomes more urgent given President Biden’s strong support of legislation that aims to ban TikTok, a platform that encourages young people of America to exchange information, ideas, art and culture. Organizers of the rally want all Americans to demonstrate their outrage in defense of the First Amendment by raising their voices in  the heart of Washington D.C. 

Confirmed rally speakers include Informed Consent Action Network (ICAN) founder, filmmaker, and individual-liberties activist Del Bigtree; CHD founder and president Mary Holland; Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance founders Pierre Kory, MD, and Paul Marik, MD; Aaron Kheriaty, MD, director of the Program in Bioethics and American Democracy at the Ethics and Public Policy Center; and libertarian author and publisher Jeffrey Tucker, president of the Brownstone Institute. In the days leading up to the rally, CHD will announce further speakers.

Although censorship of information on COVID-19 from medical doctors, scientists, and researchers was the primary impetus behind the Murthy v. Missouri appeal (formerly known as Missouri v. Biden), evidence presented to court goes far beyond public health issues.

Many forms of speech have been censored and risk further censorship under the Biden administration, including political support for candidates for public office; satire; commentary on foreign policy; antiwar activism; free speech advocacy; children’s rights advocacy; and criticism of public officials.

SCOTUS will hear arguments on why this is a violation of the First Amendment.

Adam Garrie is a writer, speaker, and consultant on a wide range of current affairs as well as political risk. He is also the co-founder of HiCyrus, a data-driven tech startup that aims to fully democratize information access.