The press must be free from government intimidation, and I need you to stand up and say so — loudly, on the record, right now. America is not a monarchy. It is not a dictatorship. The moment elected officials go silent while the executive branch pressures, punishes, and sidelines journalists is the moment we lose the republic.
Corporate media has already been compromised — outlets bending to political pressure, spiking stories, self-censoring to protect access. Independent journalists are filling that gap, and they are being targeted for it. This is not a partisan issue. A government that controls the narrative controls everything that follows. Your constituents are watching protests fill the streets of DC because people understand what's at stake. I need you to match that urgency — introduce or co-sponsor legislation protecting press freedom, speak out against any executive interference with journalism, and treat this as the constitutional crisis it is.
First sent on September 24 by States ask for townhalls
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