The U.S. Supreme Court this week will consider whether public officials can block citizens on their social media pages, which will impact many Colorado politicians known to hide official information and their opinions.
We’re looking at you, Tay.
And you, Aurora City Councilman and mayoral candidate Juan Marcano, just to name a few.
The Washington Times reports the Supremes will weigh the public’s right to know against free and private speech.
One of the two cases that will be heard is out of California and involves a San Diego school board that blocked parents for complaining about racist incidents and fiscal mismanagement.
In the second case, the city manager of Port Huron, Michigan was sued for blocking a resident who commented on posts regarding the pandemic.
We look forward to the court’s decision that is expected sometime in June, in the hopes that we can once again see what our elected officials are keeping secret without having to hassle people to keep sending us screenshots.
Like after the Denver school shooting earlier this year, when Anderson was posting vital information and his opinion on allowing police back in schools on his blocked, “private” page.
Or when he blew off parents angry over the shooting to head for sunny Florida on the taxpayers’ dime.
There’s nothing more annoying than politicians who pledge transparency, and yet block critics from reading about public information on a public forum.