Sen. Eric Schmitt is reintroducing legislation to hold government officials accountable for their role in shutting down free speech

Sen. Eric Schmitt , R-Mo., was attorney general of the Show Me State in 2022 .

He joined with then- Louisiana AG Jeff Landry in suing the federal government for pushing social media companies to censor conservative viewpoints.

The lawsuit predated Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter , the subsequent subpoenas, House hearings and public release of documents exposing the speech suppressors.

The Collude Act is modeled on the core enforcement tool of civil rights law — Section 1983 of Title 42 of U.S. Code .

It does away with the cherished Section 230 protections that “modify or suppress legitimate political speech at the direction of a government entity” Section 230 of the long-standing telecommunications law has protected tech Goliaths from liability based on content (expression) on their sites for the better part of 30 years .

Sen. Eric Schmitt , R-Mo., will join us on Tuesday ’s episode of “ The Federalist Radio Hour ” “I think we’re winning this fight now. I wouldn’t have said that a few years ago ,” he said.