Quote Originally Posted by Solkern View Post
Uh, yeah it is? Retaliatory action by a state government against a private company for its protected speech, is breaking the first amendment and a violation of free speech. If you think otherwise, then you don’t even know what the first amendment is.

The First Amendment protects free speech and bars the government from retaliating in response to protected activity. Those protections extend beyond basic rights, like the right to protest, and into privileges: A government may not revoke a privilege in response to First Amendment-protected criticism.

DeSantis in his memoir stated clearly he went after Disney because they criticized his bill.
That is illegal and a violation of the first amendment

It doesn’t matter if you agree to what Disney said or not.
I am no lawyer and have no skin in this game, but… My understanding of the First Amendment is that it protects speech from the government taking action of censorship and prosecution for said speech. It doesn’t mean you can say whatever you want without any consequences.

Broad example: Let us say your employer has a financial contract with the state, and then you as a representative of your company go on Twitter saying that governor is a poo-poo head. If they RFP once the contract expires and a government admits that your Tweets factored into their decision to seek another FI, I don’t believe the 1st Amendment is going to offer you any protection for the government choosing to seek a different provider.

Another one: If you yell profanity in front of a school, while such speech is legal and protected, people are going to react towards you with hostility. The government can’t arrest you for saying bad words, but it doesn’t protect you from the consequences of your actions.