California Outlaws Political Parody [semi-satire]

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Posted on 09/22/2024 8:50:07 AM PDT by John Semmens

It didn't take long for California's new laws banning political parody to inspire a parody of Gov. Gavin Newsom in which his voice is imitated saying "on my watch, the cost of living and homelessness have skyrocketed and our schools are failing."

"Using AI technology to make it appear that I am admitting fault for the state's problems is a threat to our democracy," Newsom claimed. "It encourages disrespect for those of us tasked with ruling this state and the country. The job is hard enough without the constant drumbeat of criticism and mockery. Now that mockery is so easy that as child can do it the fun of bossing other people around is in danger of losing its allure."

Longtime critic of freedom of speech, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seconded Newsom's complaint, saying "there need to be harsher penalties for those who bring civil servants into disrepute. The California law is something that should be implemented nationwide. In that regard, I'm glad to see that Gov. Newsom is using his state's new law to try to shut down Musk's business for sharing a parody of Vice-President Kamala Harris' campaign. We will never achieve full unity as long as purveyors of misinformation like Trump and Musk are free to say whatever they wish and go unpunished for impeding this unity."

In related news, CNN found that "the social media @KamalaHQ account has made a habit of misleadingly clipping and inaccurately captioning video clips to attack former President Donald Trump. In at least 8 incidents we viewed, the Harris campaign had dishonestly altered the context to try to make it appear that he was confused about which state he was in. The full context showed that he was not confused. He was comparing events that happened in other states to the remarks he was giving in a specific different state."

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1 posted on 09/22/2024 8:50:07 AM PDT by John Semmens

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