"The problem with labeling certain discussions about COVID-19 treatment as “health misinformation” was that the Surgeon General Defendants suppressed alternative views to those promoted by the government. One of the purposes of free speech is to allow discussion about various topics so the public may make informed decisions. Health information was suppressed, and the government’s view of the proper treatment for COVID-19 became labeled as “the truth.” Differing views about whether COVID-19 vaccines worked, whether taking the COVID-19 vaccine was safe, whether mask mandates were necessary, whether schools and businesses should have been closed, whether vaccine mandates were necessary, and a host of other topics were suppressed. Without a free debate about these issues, each person is unable to decide for himself or herself the proper decision regarding their health. Each United States citizen has the right to decide for himself or herself what is true and what is false. The Government and/or the OSG does not have the right to determine the truth."
The WSJ is as part of the MSM as the NYT is. I have been a subscriber since the mid 1970’s and the news section is as corrupt as any MSM entity. The only thing that sets it apart is the independence of the editorial pages. Given what the Murdochs did to Tucker Carlson tells me that the days of independence for the editorial section of the WSJ are limited.
The WSJ on Judge Doughty's decision
I love this part of the ruling (page 102):
"The problem with labeling certain discussions about COVID-19 treatment as “health misinformation” was that the Surgeon General Defendants suppressed alternative views to those promoted by the government. One of the purposes of free speech is to allow discussion about various topics so the public may make informed decisions. Health information was suppressed, and the government’s view of the proper treatment for COVID-19 became labeled as “the truth.” Differing views about whether COVID-19 vaccines worked, whether taking the COVID-19 vaccine was safe, whether mask mandates were necessary, whether schools and businesses should have been closed, whether vaccine mandates were necessary, and a host of other topics were suppressed. Without a free debate about these issues, each person is unable to decide for himself or herself the proper decision regarding their health. Each United States citizen has the right to decide for himself or herself what is true and what is false. The Government and/or the OSG does not have the right to determine the truth."
The WSJ is as part of the MSM as the NYT is. I have been a subscriber since the mid 1970’s and the news section is as corrupt as any MSM entity. The only thing that sets it apart is the independence of the editorial pages. Given what the Murdochs did to Tucker Carlson tells me that the days of independence for the editorial section of the WSJ are limited.