Arguing Free Speech Vs. Accountability In Kansas Charlie Kirk Comment Lawsuit

Actually . . .

The most important element of this case test an important question: How are politicos accountable for their online comments???

For most of us, online beef is a passing frustration or a hobby for reprobates and nothing more . . .  

But politicos calling out their constituents by name or floating sketchy narratives has become increasingly common and is now at the core of this latest legal clap back.  

Check-it . . . 

"A research analyst at the Kansas State Department of Education, was fired five days later,  after Masterson, Sen. Brad Starnes and Rep. Megan Steele directed the public to contact then-education commissioner Randy Watson and demand she lose her job. Her lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court, accuses them of violating her First Amendment right to free speech.

The lawsuit says Watson believed he had no choice but to fire her after receiving thousands of emails from angry Kansans. She previously sued the state agency and Watson for wrongful termination, and a jury trial is scheduled for March 2."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Former Kansas employee sues Republican legislators who wanted her fired over Charlie Kirk post * Kansas Reflector