Jordan Peterson Scolds Dan Goldman's First Amendment 'Not Absolute' Claim

Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY) made a series of questionable remarks about the nature of the First Amendment, prompting a response from renowned Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson. Peterson testified before a House Weaponization Subcommittee hearing on March 7. Goldman had just finished lambasting the mission of the subcommittee by implying that its goal was to allow “misinformation and disinformation [to] run rampant on Elon Musk’s social platform and every other social platform so that they, Republicans can benefit from it in November’s election.” The representative also gave an extremely constrictive interpretation of the First Amendment, claiming, “The First Amendment is not absolute. It does not protect any single thing anyone says. And there are limits, and that’s important.” These remarks elicited a response from Peterson, who defended the First Amendment by citing the example of tyrannical overreach in his own country, Canada.

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